Extract from Dairy Smart explaing most common bugs and source
Created 31 March 2025
Preso Sheds are agreat NZ made solution to many shelter and cover problems
Created 08 February 2023
With more farmers involved in the Goat and Sheep milking industry TechniPharm is enhancing its profile in this sector with some of its make farming ezy solutions
Created 15 December 2021
some future thougts of what could happen
Created 01 July 2021
Created 03 August 2020
Soil managemnt is always an intersting subject of discussion, much is still unknown, but as the world is looking for solutions of weanig itself off oil and chemicals interesting solutions emerge
Created 03 August 2020
Mc Kensey and company report on Global water
Created 08 May 2020
Created 07 February 2020
Helpful article in respect of best use of N
Created 29 January 2020
Linear of Circular what was went what is now is outdated, back to what everyone use to do !
Created 23 October 2019
Science based article on Glyphosphate
Created 18 April 2019
The Circular economy is coming, NZ Ag is ill prepared for this massive change lead by the EU
Created 01 March 2019
Field days and shows will always be part of Agriculture , but networking, learning platforms and industry connections will drive the future off these, where equipment will be shown on video ( already many companies use these) but next step is virtual reality, 3 D models and Holograms .
Bit out there ? just remember 10 ears ago we hardly knew what a smart phone was.
Created 15 May 2018
We use scales to measure things we know are of value... so why use your eyeometer for grass and crops... is it not worth it to get it accurate ?
Created 28 November 2017
Feeding the world is a term we often hear in relation to NZ ag.
But what does it take to feed the world? One country in the world leads in many fronts......
National Geographic Sept 2017
Created 18 September 2017
Created 30 April 2017
TechniPharm will host a tour to this now world leading recognised Animal Husbandry Exhibition.
Created 05 April 2017
Want clean farms? all god and well, but user pay may come to mind.
Continued pressure by consumers for lowest cost creates pressure on farmers to produce more for less and the commodity cycle simps does not pay enough for farmers to run a profitable triple bottom line business.
Be it Dairy, Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Crop or Beef farming, all farmers have a right to earn a return on investment similar to those investing off farm.
Created 06 March 2017
The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn the more places You will go
Dr Seuss
Created 08 November 2016
Created 04 September 2015
Robots will be an essential if we are to feed us all, succession and labour issues are significant considerations to engage Robots. Good labour is short in supply and many youth are attracted to the urban lifestyle. Something needs to happen
Created 25 August 2015
Dutch article ( and translated transcript) on where the future is heading for in order to produce enough food for the billions of humans
Created 19 August 2015
SIDE event speaker Steve Booker on "what to do" ? Change, adapt, innovate!
Created 11 August 2015
Governance of a farm business is as important if not more important than a "commercial business in town" Farms are very complex business and many farms now comprise of many "units" and various goals and objectives may conflict.
Understanding more about governance can help a great deal in growing the business or simply secure its future for the next generation.
Created 03 August 2015
View of the world from historical perspective in relation to modern farming
Created 29 May 2015
Article about Beef shortages and trends
Created 28 April 2015
Trends predicted for next 25 years
Created 28 April 2015
The food needs of the world are reaching unparalleled proportions... are we ready ?
Created 28 September 2014
Where are we heading?
Created 15 September 2014
Lead up to National Fieldays 2014 Dialy Post
Created 19 May 2014
How can you manage your bank account if you did not know what is in it? Same applies to grass... how can you manage an optimimum conversion if you do not know what you grow?
Feed budgetting is the key...
Created 24 May 2010