Family business implements labour strategy
It’s a question all growers face: bring in contract workers during peak periods of orchard and vineyard work, or maintain your own permanent workforce and ensure you have sufficient work year-round to keep everyone gainfully employed.
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Is your stock water system adequate?
A new stock water system has literally changed Hereumu Station for good, providing a tank capacity of 120,000 L where there was no reticulation... Read More -
Scholarship winner's keen involvement in horticulture
The 2021 recipient of the Massey University Fruitfed Supplies Horticulture Scholarship, Dylan Hall, has grown up surrounded by horticultural... Read More -
Feeding grain supports rumen development
When a calf is born, the rumen is non-functional with few microorganisms. As dairy farmers, it is our role to help this process along, so that... Read More -
Family business implements labour strategy
It’s a question all growers face: bring in contract workers during peak periods of orchard and vineyard work, or maintain your own permanent... Read More -
Your rubberware is calling you
There is a good reason why rubberware in the dairy shed needs to be changed annually, says Skellerup’s National Sales Manager, Mark England. Read More -
Potato planting is an ideal time for disease control
Planting is the key stage to offer potato crops protection against soilborne diseases, several of which can significantly limit potato yields... Read More -
Technical know how: the backbone of field advice
At PGG Wrightson, our Technical Field Representatives (TFR) work alongside farmers everyday providing recommendations that are bolstered by a... Read More -
Key updates for Erger
Erger, from Valagro, has demonstrated its effectiveness as an apple management tool to move bloom earlier and provide a compact flowering... Read More -
Growing sustainably with Integrated Pest Management
With growers focusing on a more holistic approach to planting, they are increasingly looking to the benefits of using an Integrated Pest... Read More
