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Hand rearing lambs, kids and calves
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
It is very tempting for lifestylers to adopt an orphan lamb or goat kid, or to buy a very young calf to hand rear. They’re often available cheap, and they are always cute and fun for the children.
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Green Gold – there's cash in them thar hills...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Like farmers all over New Zealand, those of the Rodney District are dedicated to maximising the economic potential of their land.
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No poultry emotion...
Monday, 19 May 2008
Living in a rural area like Maungaturoto reality comes first. At least, most of the time it does. In the case of a chicken named for a song by Rod Stewart, reality and logic went out the proverbial window one late Sunday afternoon.
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Searching for answers
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
The “Environment New Zealand” report, released by the Ministry for the Environment recently, identified agricultural water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions as the key environmental issues facing New Zealand.
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Securing your lifestyle property
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Rural living can bring with it some unique challenges in terms of providing your home, farm equipment, possessions and even livestock with adequate security protection.
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If in doubt, call the vet
Monday, 21 January 2008
Large scale farming operations such as dairy farms or sheep stations are constantly dealing with animal husbandry issues.
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Keeping city cousins from farm harm
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
City kids love visiting country cousins. The open spaces, farm animals, bikes and tractors, the water ways, and the busyness of farm life are enormously attractive to most urban children.
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Saving the Northland Kiwi
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
The Brown Kiwi population is estimated at 25,000, of which about 8,000 of these tough, stroppy, spiky feathered birds survive in the Northland region.
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Organic Transition
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
‘New Zealanders dispose of the equivalent of 10 million 20 litre plastic agrichemical containers a year, indicating that we use at least 200 million litres of chemicals a year.’ (‘Organic NZ’ November/ December 2007).
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