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Outstanding in their Fieldays yet again
Friday, 17 May 2013
It’s no mystery that Fieldays is one of Australasia’s most definitive agri-business expos. But this year there seems to be a little more to look forward to.
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Who's 'the man' in Franklin?
Friday, 19 April 2013
If it’s a hard row finding the perfect woman, mate, finding Mr Right has to be a near impossible field to sow!
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Kikuyu grass - love it, hate it!
Monday, 18 March 2013
Kikuyu is a grass species which prompts strong positive and negative reactions, with many people happy to ‘kik-yu’ out the door for suggesting it has its merits.
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Facing up to facial eczema prevention
Monday, 21 January 2013
Lifestylers beware – the moist, humid conditions experienced across the country these past weeks may pose a potential threat to livestock.
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A gorse is a gorse of course, of course...
Monday, 21 January 2013
...And no one can love that gorse, of course! However, while it may be a weed, at Rural Living we realise gorse has become so synonymous with the New Zealand landscape, and the scourge of farmers. That makes it worthwhile addressing yet again.
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Make hay while the summer sun shines!
Monday, 21 January 2013
It’s hay time again, with the glorious scent of freshly-cut grass permeating summer evenings.
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Dinner 'belle' rings at A&P show
Monday, 21 January 2013
Celebrity chef Annabelle White will beef it up at this year’s Franklin A & P show working alongside local farmers, vegetable growers and a butcher as part of a new feature, the Auckland Country Food Show©
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Safely on the job...
Monday, 17 December 2012
Rural living may seem idyllic but with every lifestyle, no matter how attractive, there comes maintenance responsibilities.
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No end of exciting highlights at 2012 Equidays spectacular
Monday, 19 November 2012
Just like Christmas, Equidays comes but once a year. And like the festive season, Equidays offers lots of choices, temptations and opportunities for SPENDING!
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Calf Club Day success
Monday, 19 November 2012
Mary had only a little lamb to follow her to school. However, in Franklin not only sheep, but calves, chickens, piglets and goats were among the many animals which followed local primary pupils to school Calf Club and Ag’ Day events in recent weeks.
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Tradescantia - shady invader
Monday, 19 November 2012
Rural Living regularly looks at plants that are most welcome in Kiwi gardens. However, this month we enlighten readers about a ‘shady character’ that’s long been the bane of gardeners and farmers alike.
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Keeping pasture from going to seed
Monday, 19 November 2012
Caring for the green, green grass of home may be as easy as bringing the cows home for farmers to whom pasture management is a practice they grew up with.
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Fighting off invasive, fast growing flannelweed
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Flannelweed (Solanum mauritianum), also known as woolly nightshade or tobacco weed, is one of the most invasive weeds of roadsides, wastelands, plantation forest, bush, bush margins and revegetation plantings. What’s more, given the chance it will invade farmland.
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Scourge of calf rearers
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Calf rearers, whether raising five or 500 calves, dread the word “rota-virus”.
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Clevedon A&P Show (November 10-11 - Clevedon Showgrounds)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
What better way to kick start summer than with a fun day out and the annual Clevedon A&P Show looks like it has just the formula in place for next month at the Clevedon Showgrounds.
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