Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions It’s very dry. As of February 20 we’ve had about 10mm of rain this year. That includes 3.5mm at our yard for February so far. I haven’t seen the dust dampened...... Read More

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services We live in a post-truth world where opinion is given as much credence as fact, where social media is swamped with legitimate looking fake news. Where mainstream media only...... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health I recently spoke with a client who I first helped more than two years ago. He’s an ex-farmer who was having real trouble with osteoarthritis in his knees. Realistically, surgery...... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health I speak daily to people affected by inflammation. This commonly affects joints but can affect most types of body tissue. While we can feel the discomfort of joint inflammation, we...... Read More

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services In November Ballance Agri-Nutrients launched a new phosphate fertiliser called Surephos. Although it is not a true dicalcium phosphate fertiliser, it has DCP characteristics...... Read More

Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions Things are starting to dry out in parts of the country. We had 96ml at our Paengaroa yard in December. The December before we had 300ml. By mid-January, as I write this column,...... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance I was inspired to write this column after reading The Economist’s Special section on 2020 visions, given to me by my daughter who recognises my desire to understand and predict...... Read More

Soil matters with Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser Ltd In October 2006 an article was published containing a summary of a report by Tim Bromilow, a Scottish soil scientist after having spent six weeks travelling around New...... Read More

Hort Talk with Mike Chapman HorticultureNZ CEO On April 1, the minimum wage will increase to $18.90 an hour following a pattern of consistent increases over the years. At the same time the Government is consulting on putting...... Read More

Better soils with Brett Petersen Kiwi Fertiliser & Golden Bay Dolomite When I am asked to do soil sampling on orchards and gardens, I often find extreme variations in soil conditions. With avocados, the pH can often be over 7....... Read More

Vet's vision with Phil Rennie Tauranga Vets Sporadically during most years vets are called to investigate sudden illnesses and unexpected deaths in otherwise healthy animals. While they can occur at any time of year, summer...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders have a natural affinity with our water. Whether that be swimming at the beach in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, kayaking on a West Coast river, or pulling in a snapper...... Read More

Hort Talk with Mike Chapman HorticultureNZ CEO Waitrose supermarkets in the United Kingdom have announced that they will only sell UK farmed lamb as it is important to ‘invest in British agriculture’.  Waitrose...... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance I was inspired to write about loneliness after reading in the NZ Herald recently that living alone was less than ideal for most. Being socially connected and around people improved...... Read More

Beneath the surface with David Law Forward Farming The media tells us that a regenerative farming movement is sweeping the country. However, in early-December, two articles were published about regenerative farming that had...... Read More

Vet's vision with Phil Rennie Tauranga Vets   Heading: The threat of facial eczema outbreaks Clinical cases of facial eczema are now on the horizon here in the Bay of Plenty. With the onset of summer, and sporadic...... Read More

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services I have often been asked over the years by farmers to help resolve and interpret soil test data taken by different fertiliser company representatives. Sometimes the laboratory...... Read More

Soil matters with Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser Ltd I recently read a report on the experience of a large dairy operation, where there was a 20 per cent reduction in pasture production Year 1 when changing from a conventional...... Read More

Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions As I write this column in early-December things are starting to dry out. We only had about 30ml of rain in Tauranga for the month of November and 60ml at Paengaroa. It seems to...... Read More