For farmers, having productive cows grazing on an all grass system is the most cost effective and environmentally sustainable way to farm. Farmers in New […]
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New Zealand farmers still rely on grass feeding for the majority of their production. So it is important that it is grown effectively and with […]
March 2018
Farmers…the real deal There is a big push to be making meat substitutes particularly in the USA, and from what I read they look and […]
February 2018
Happy New Year We are starting a new year and all the exciting possibilities are before us. Many areas suffering from seriously dry conditions have […]
January 2018
Christmas Wishes to our Friends and Clients We wish you all the best for a wonderful and relaxing Christmas. Farming is not easy and often […]
December 2017
Nitrogen and the sources thereof A lawyer friend of mine asking a question in all innocence said, “If a cow’s urine is so full of […]
November 2017
The election results are in and we have a new Government and by inference a new set of guide lines. I have asked my Political […]
October 2017
Good food comes from healthy balanced soils and our job at Fertilizer New Zealand is to give you good solid advice on how to achieve […]
September 2017
We can do better and save money too Farmers in Europe are required to live with increasingly restrictive tolerances for fertiliser applications. They have new […]
August 2017
Our Time has Come At long last farmers are beginning to see the benefits of looking at different ways of getting essential nutrients to their […]
July 2017
I was encouraged by the attendance at Mystery Creek this year. Farmers have been under financial pressure for far too long. The people who work […]
June 2017
Money is Essential It is all very well for people to talk about farming in terms of lifestyle and it is a fact that farmers […]
April 2017
Like all farmers and farm suppliers I am feeling a lot happier with the projected milk price predictions from Fonterra which are now at $6.50 […]
December 2016
Recently I was walking through the grounds of an agricultural field day. It had been raining and so it was difficult to walk around. But […]
May 2017
There two elements that are vital to all life; calcium and carbon. Both are equally important, so I want to look at both and see […]
March 2017
Maybe we should stop and listen The farming sustainability argument rages on with accusations of dirty streams and rivers from environmental groups including Greenpeace and […]
February 2017
Droughts, Floods, Earthquakes, Governments and Farming I don’t know which one of these is the worst but I know that many of you might be […]
January 2017
Kaikoura As I put this newsletter together I am mindful of the hardship the rural community is under now. I have spent all my life […]
November 2016
Farming for Profit The more I talk to farmers the more I treasure our efficient and world leading grass fed farming methods. We often have […]
October 2016
Looking Towards The Future Sourcing fertiliser sometimes means I am required to visit Europe to look at product and assess its worthiness for our farming […]