The humble earthworm is worth its weight in gold when it comes to on-farm soil productivity and improving soil health and water quality
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Profile: Vaderstad Carrier disc cultivator
The Vaderstad Carrier disc cultivator is delivering better soil structure
at Dow AgroSciences at Omato, south of New Plymouth
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Farm advice: Managing irrigation
An extremely wet winter followed by a challenging summer calls for proper irrigation management to keep up with the changing weather
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Farm advice: Implementing the governments water standards policy
Understand the government’s water standards policy coming into action in the new year
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Farm Advice: Irrigation scheduling helps get the best out of your system
IrrigationNZ CEO, Andrew Curtis, discusses how developing an irrigation strategy for scheduling your irrigation will help you get the best use of water
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Dr Dirt honoured for pastoral farming contribution
Dr Ants Roberts, nick-named ‘Dr Dirt’ by his peers, has been awarded the Ray Brougham Trophy
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Review: Alstrong
As NZ recovers from a wet winter, decisions around how to repair the pugging and damage done to pasture are likely uppermost in mind. Farm Trader reviews Alstrong, to see how it could be of assistance.
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Hyperceptions to boost NZ high country farming
Hypercentions, developed by Ravensdown and Massey University, will help make NZ agriculture more efficient and sustainable, Ravensdown manager says
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Farm advice: the importance of soil quality
One teaspoon of soil contains more living organisms than there are people in the world.
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Test: Celli Ripper and Rotary Hoe
Farm Trader traveled to North Waikato to watch Celli's ALCE-P deep ripper and Tiger 280 DD rotary hoe work it's magic on a potato farm
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