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Low input farming gets a boost in Northland
A Whangarei lime quarry is investing in the growing interest among Northland farmers in low input farming – a farm management approach that seeks to reduce fertiliser application rates and...
November 17, 2011
Read moreSouth Islanders switch to ‘future proof’ fertiliser
A surge in demand for Dicalcic Phosphate fertiliser throughout the South Island shows more farmers are shifting towards lower cost and more efficient farming methods. Aaron Topp from Hatuma Dicalcic...
November 8, 2011
Read moreLow input farming gets a boost in Otago
An Otago lime quarry is investing in the growing interest among Otago farmers in low input farming – a farm management approach that seeks to reduce fertiliser application rates and costs, while...
October 3, 2011
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Totally integrated thinking – Clifford Topp reflects
When conventional science talks of the trial work done on dicalcic phosphate in the past, it is typically data collected from a ‘vertically integrated’ approach to soil science. This meant...
September 30, 2011
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Farming for the Future Research Programme – an Update
Dr Jayson Benge – Soil Scientist, The AgriBusiness Group New Zealand is moving into an exciting new agricultural space that looks to improve the previous farming model – one that struggled under...
September 30, 2011
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Movement for rural schools targets business
Kiwi businesses are being urged to replicate a loyalty scheme and build a movement to provide rural schools with much needed financial support. The Hatuma Growing Minds Fund donates 20 cents to...
September 28, 2011
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Sustainable fertiliser boosts production efficiency in Patoka
When Gary and Gaylene Peddle were at the point where they had to ask themselves whether their business was a sustainable one, they knew they’d have to evaluate everything. Their 1,600ha...
September 12, 2011
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Improved pasture management from change in fertiliser in Rangiwahia
Sheldon and Nicola Martin have been farming their 585ha property nestled in the heart of Rangiwahia since 2001. Sheldon is fourth generation to do so after his great-grandfather settled on the same...
August 27, 2011
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Fertiliser improves kikuyu pasture on steep hill country in Northland
After decades of production orientated farming, in 2002 John Wood set the challenge of taking his 440ha mix of clay and rubbly volcanic soils situated on some of the steepest farmland in the region...
August 20, 2011
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Kiwi farmers urged to be ‘future focused’
New Zealand farmers need to stay ‘tuned’ to rapidly changing global food and nutrient markets or risk losing their competitive advantage, according to speakers at a series of...
