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Research pushes drench intervals well beyond 70 days when grazing forage crop
October 7, 2026
Two summers of forage crop trials have tested whether farmers can cut how often lambs need drenching for internal parasites.
Why FarmUp NZ’s Ben Purua is using SenseHub Dairy Ear Tags
October 6, 2026
Social media personality and founder of FarmUpNZ Ben Purua manages Waimakariri Land Ltd near Tirau, milking 540 cows on 187ha.
A warm, dry high settles in, and its end keeps moving
October 2, 2026
Tony Trewinnard of Blue Skies Weather says a warm, dry high settles in, but its end is uncertain.
Farmer Panel: Good neighbour rules need a nuanced approach to pests
On this week's Farmer Panel - sympathy for Southland, AI on farm and good neighbour behaviour.
Report says financial literacy can make or break succession
Are profitability and viability missing from farm succession conversations?
DAIRY Country Panel – Breaking down Fed Farmer’s Ag debate
Watch the full panel breakdown with Peter Morgan, CountryWide Senior Journalist Anne Lee and host Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
Zanda McDonald Award winner urges young farmers to apply
2026 winner Karn Dhaliwal runs four lanes: annual cropping, kiwifruit, export blueberries and a farming lane scaling up in dairy and dairy beef.
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Leasing model a way forward for NZ agriculture
Sheep, beef and deer farmers, Stu and Ginny Neal, have built their farming business from scratch. They have worked hard on and off-farm, they have also worked at building both relationships and their reputations as people and custodians of the land. Words Sandra Taylor. Photos Ben Doubleday.
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