Forget surfing or playing footie, Jack Fagan uses his family’s unique sporting skills to chase summer around the world and earn a living.
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Rotorua microbubble invention leaving dairy sheds ‘clean as a whistle’, for less
Roger Gough was driving down Broadlands Rd, past Reporoa’s back-to-back dairy farms four and a half years ago, when he suddenly pulled over.”I was thinking about dairying, dairy cleaning, grease, milk, fat, protein and suddenly…
Rabobank Best of The Country – July 20, 2019
This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Emma Higgins to take a look at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction result.This week’s top interviews are: Damien O’Connor: The Minister of Agriculture spoke…
Farming behind bars: Creating new skills for inmates
A prison dairy farm is giving inmates the skills needed for outside employment.
Hi-tech solutions could slash agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Methane vaccines could cut livestock emissions by 30 per cent, but they’re not available yet.
No bull – bone graft discovery
A mineral in bulls’ teeth might be a cheap and incredibly strong alternative to synthetic material used for bone grafts, New Zealand researchers believe.A Otago University team has discovered that a compound in the teeth is stronger…
Farmer says he was unfairly fined by Ministry of Primary Industries
A Romahapa farmer preparing to fight a $500 fine from Ministry of Primary Industries all the way to court if necessary.
NZ racing loses another Skelton
New Zealand racing has farewelled another member of the Skelton family with the sudden death of former top Levin horse trainer Errol Bryan Skelton.A popular figure in local racing circles, Skelton trained some of the best horses…
At the yards: Calves, lambs fill sale yards with spring here
Levin Spring has sprung, calves and lambs are on the ground around this district.Calves — Freisian bulls $100, Fr/Here heifers $130-$165. Sheep — Scanned in lamb & ewes $81.Cattle — Rsg 2 yr Fr/Here strs $1430, Rsg 2 yr Fr Here…
Genetically modified organisms could be released in Northland after council vote
There are fears genetically engineered plants and gene-modified animals could be used if restrictions aren’t put in place.