Cattle, farming, husbandry, monthly management tasks, livestock, feeding/pasture management, animal health, fertiliser, general & business management tasks By Dr Clive Dalton All farms are different Every NZ farm is different and there are enormous differences between regions and districts in the timing of farm operations. Generally farming activities in the NZ South Island are at … Read more
Acidulated: Fertiliser manufacturing process where acids are used. Aeration: Process where air gets into the soil pores. Aggregate: Cluster of soil particles (sand, silt and clay). Allophanic soils: Soils containing aluminium and silicon formed from volcanic ash. Alluvial soils: Soils deposited on land by water. Ammonium nitrate: Inorganic fertiliser with 33% or rapidly available N. … Read more
Joe McLean – research station farm manager Research on hill country farming neededIn 1952 Joe McLean went to work at the ‘Ruakura Hill Station’ where his father was a fencer. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries had purchased the block to do sheep and beef research to help farmers increase production after WWII. The station … Read more