Farmer case studies from around New Zealand
Case study – Simon Corkill – North Waikato – Stampede CM142
Five years of hard slog have turned a challenging North Waikato farm into a highly productive beef breeding and finishing unit that leverages good cool season growth while sidestepping the risk of frequent hot dry summers.
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Case study – Springvale Station – Hawkes Bay – Stampede CM142
Carbon might be the crop of the moment in Central Hawke’s Bay, but one sixth generation farming family is bucking the trend and planting hundreds of hectares of new grass, not pine trees.
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Long-shot research leads to pasture success
Ten years. At least 17,000 km. Millions of dollars. Countless hours spent on research and running DNA tests. Bootstrapped technology.
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Case study – Hendrik De Vries – Southland – Saddleback Swede
Easy to manage, easy to feed – swedes equal simplicity for winter grazing on a family dairy farm in Southland, and this year, a new cultivar has definitely made its mark.
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Staff Profile – James Kinsman, Plant Breeder
Young plant breeder finds reward in varied role.
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Case study – John Duncan, Ashburton – Kea Kale
Success squared – top crop wins twice over. High yielding Kea keeps heifers happy.
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Case study – Mitchell family, South Otago – Clover
Coaxing more out of an intensive system that’s already producing well can be easier said than done.
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Case study – Ben Heslop, South Otago – Stampede CM142
Fast lamb growth and good drought recovery in autumn 2024 turned a new grass experiment into full scale pasture renewal this season to enhance red meat production in South Otago.
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Case study – Michael Gunn, Waipukurau – Stampede CM142
Trying to pick up sick sheep and pull them out of dams during his early years of shepherding was enough to put Michael Gunn off ryegrass staggers for good. So when he heard about a new novel endophyte ryegrass bred for both high growth and safe grazing, the Hawke’s Bay red meat farmer couldn’t wait to try it.
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