Soil matters with Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser Ltd The saying in the investment world: “You’re either a contrarian or a victim” could equally apply to the farming community. No-one I’ve spoken to...... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance Apparently, New Zealand is down with Italy and Greece as one of the lowest productivity countries in the OECD. This is frightening! The country has a good surplus of about $7.5 billion,...... Read More

Hort Talk with Mike Chapman HorticultureNZ CEO Current ways and means will not meet the challenges of improving freshwater quality and mitigating climate change. In other words, the current Resource Management Act, and central...... Read More

Beneath the surface with David Law Forward Farming As a biological farming consultant, there is nothing more frustrating than helping a farmer create a healthy effluent pond dominated by good bacteria – only to see someone...... Read More

Better soils with Brett Petersen Kiwi Fertiliser & Golden Bay Dolomite About two-thirds of world carbon emissions come from burning fossil fuels. Over recent time, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased from 280ppm to...... Read More

Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions Fickle weather is certainly a challenge this year. Soil temperatures have been the lowest we’ve seen for a very long time in September and October. They were sitting at about...... Read More

Your land surveyed with Brent Trail Surveying Services Ltd Subdivision planning on rural land is becoming a much more complex process as the years pass by. It is not just about protecting the productivity of our land. There is...... Read More

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services In recent years some smaller fertiliser importers have been bringing in high analysis phosphatic fertilisers such as triple super, pure dicalcium phosphate, RPR and DAP...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP I’m currently travelling around the country listening to our frustrated farmers. The message is clear. These last two years have felt like an onslaught from a government that...... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health My motorcycle tour in India a few years ago was a feast for my senses including, of course, my tastebuds. Most curry recipes contain the brilliant yellow spice turmeric. It has been...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Water is a both a critical strategic asset and a source of recreation in New Zealand – and we all know it must be abundant, healthy, clean and cost effective. While National...... Read More

Vet's vision with Phil Rennie Tauranga Vets As of October 1, it’s now a legal requirement all cattle being disbudded/dehorned will need ‘an appropriately placed and effective local anaesthetic that is authorised...... Read More

Better soils with Brett Petersen Kiwi Fertiliser & Golden Bay Dolomite Thirty years ago, a colleague said to me: “It doesn’t matter if you believe in manmade climate change or not; there is always a better way to...... Read More

Hort Talk with Mike Chapman HorticultureNZ CEO Three groups are often involved in change. Those that talk about it; those that make rules to try and get it to happen; and, in the minority, those that actually do the change. The...... Read More

Soil matters with Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser Ltd Where the cows are the problem, the answer would be simple. Eliminate cows and the problem goes away. Without cows, pastures would rapidly move from high fertility grasses...... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance All the evidence points to the necessity to be socially involved with a clear vision for our future to survive. Too much time on our hands, with no idea of where we are going, and not...... Read More

Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions It’s been funny old weather lately. It started off windy and showery, we had a break so we got a bit of silage off and now it’s windy and raining again. Maybe it’s...... Read More

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services Hitler once stated: ‘It is not truth that matters, but victory. Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it’. Unfortunately...... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health Muscle pain can have many causes. It can be anything from injury, genetics, medication side effects and a number of diseases. The most common causes of muscle pain I help with are...... Read More