http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.grow.farmiq.co.nz en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 19:10:26 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/159554/farmax-contributes-to-sheep-and-beef-business-growth/ For more than 100 years the Buddo family have run sheep and beef at Poukawa, south of Hastings at Kinburn Farm - profiting from quality soils and an intimate knowledge of summer dry farmingSince his great grandfather bought 232ha in 1912, Rob Buddo and his family have increased the farming business to its current 825 hectares (effective), wintering 13,000 hoggets and 900 cattle over five blocks, including three full-time staff.Growing the farmLooking back only six or seven years ago and Kinburn ... Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post159554 http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/159586/winning-combination-for-continuous-improvement/ Putaruru dairy farmer Martin Bennett has been farming for 37 years. The Bennetts’ South Waikato farm comprises 128 effective hectares milking 390 cows producing 160,000kgMS per year.The farm employs a contract milker which is just as well because Bennett is also a farm consultant to seven dairy farmers located throughout the greater Waikato region. Bennett started consulting around four years ago when he was able to step back from some of the day-to-day responsibilities of his own farm.With mo... Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post159586 http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/159577/putting-a-farm-on-paper/ AgResearch scientist Ronaldo Vibart is part of the organisation’s ‘Land and Environment’ group and works in a team called ‘Sustainable land use and global change.’The scientists in his group work across a number of disciplines including soil and land use, nutrient management, water quality, greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation, climate changes and adaptation, and environmental foot printing.“We analyse pastoral land use and land management in relation to environmental impacts and ... Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.grow.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post159577