Newsletter December 2017
Newsletter December 2017 I started Agri Magic because I love farming, I love the communities I live in, and I love New Zealand. It is a wonderful privilege to have grown up and be involved in agriculture here. Although the farmers we cross paths with have always held...
Changing system, changing nutrient budget
Altering your farm system will almost certainly affect your nutrient budget but it might not be the effect you think. Understanding how farm system changes will affect nutrient losses isn’t something farmers are used to calculating as a matter of course…
Using more of OVERSEER’s horse power to plan for nutrient constraints
Having access to a computer model like OVERSEER and then only using it to run one retrospective budget annually to spit out a number for compliance, well, it’s just a waste!It’s like having one of these …
Demonstrating sustainable farming practices – burden or opportunity?
When it’s time to complete your Farm Environment Plan do you roll your eyes and think “I could think of more productive ways to spend this day”. Perhaps you pine for the “good old days” when it was no one’s business but your own how you chose to farm your…