Those that have been keeping a close eye on the news recently may have noticed over 200 million pigs have either been or are expected to be slaughtered in China as a result of the African Swine Fever outbreak (ASF).
That number is 633 times the amount of Pigs in New Zealand!
Topics: Pest & Disease Control
Pugging and compaction damage is somewhat inevitable on a lot of farms throughout winter as muddy, water logged paddocks are trafficked by machinery and high concentrations of stock, often reducing a pastures production and in worse cases, churning the field into a waterlogged mud hole.
Topics: Tips, Hacks & How To's, Pasture & Crop Management, Soil Aeration & Drainage
As we head into autumn and pasture growth begins to slow, many farmers will be turning to their stores of silage feed for supplementary protein. That makes this a good time to consider how to handle silage at feedout to prevent losses and retain quality.
Did you hear about the Australian beef farmer who dug into a 26-year-old silage pit last year, at the height of the NSW drought?