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Dairy farming on the edge of a higher altitude area can produce a few challenges—but for Jayson and Clare Nish, growing maize isn’t one of them.

The spring agrichemical update will include what is happening on farm for the next three months with cereals, ryegrass, white clover, fodder beet and monitoring store grain.

Once again, we have seen some extreme weather through the winter period. While not as damaging as some previous years, the excess water across areas of Canterbury has been visually obvious for some periods.

Understanding nitrogen (N) levels in soil is important, as this nutrient is a key driver of growth and yield.

Mohaka AR37 is bringing a new dimension to the hybrid ryegrass category, coupled with the industry’s leading endophytes for insect protection and new high producing genetics.

Fodder beet remains a staple option in our ne w operating environment, where there is a focus on land use and nutrient losses. It is a flexible low-nitrogen crop that can meet regulatory requirements, while offering high yields and serving as a low-cost, high-energy feed with performance advantages for animals.

High-octane hybrid looks after your animals and your finances.

Cropmark Seeds are excited to release a new Spring barley to the New Zealand market that comes from the world leading Syngenta UK barley breeding programme.

No two farms are the same and that is even more so when it comes to the mineral needs of livestock upon them. Variations in soil type, feed inputs and fertiliser levels will all have a complex, interacting impact upon an animal’s level of valuable nutrients and trace elements.

Over the past couple of years around the world “green” energy options have become very much the main topic of any discussion on energy use. This has been at both a macro or national level, and an individual business level.