Monday, 28 March 2011

Square Barrel Liners....should we be using them?

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On our recent visit to New Zealand we noticed a high proportion of the dairy farms we visited were using the Skellerup "Square Barrel ...
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Friday, 18 March 2011

Beautiful Grazing Conditions But Regrowth Very Slow

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The current grazing conditions on most UK dairy farms is ideal for early spring....the pasture quality is high & the soil is dry & ...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011

What is a GB Olympic Oarsman doing Sharemilking in New Zealand?

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Richard & Louise Hamilton are highly successful sharemilkers in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. However Richard was in the 1996 Grea...
Thursday, 24 February 2011

Hard to believe but Soil Liguefies in NZ Earthquake

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I'm sure everyone (especially those who have visited NZ) feel for those people in Christchurch who suffered the devastating earthquake ...
Tuesday, 8 February 2011

"I Dream of Mountains..." & Amazing Pastures

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Meet Charles & Jan Whitehead who farm below Mt Hutt, Methven in Canterbury NZ . They milk over 800 NZ XBred cows in two herds on a beau...
Friday, 28 January 2011

"Crash & Burn" Dairy Farmers &/or Bankers go Mad

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NZ & in particular Christchurch & Canterbury have been hit by more than 4000 after shocks since Sept 4th 2010 when there was a mass...
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Sunday, 16 January 2011

Chicory & Plantain Downunder in NZ

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I'm in very dry New Zealand awaiting the arrival of my French Discussion group from Brittany.(very impressed with the exciting range of ...