Pasture renewal focus for latest National Farming Review
Released 03 Sep 2010
The latest Federated Farmers National Farming Review, provided free to members of Federated Farmers, features pasture renewal as a $1.6 billion economic quick start for inside the farm gate.
"The Federation is pleased to be working with the Pasture Renewal Charitable Trust because there are 1.6 billion reasons to renew farm pastures, and each is called a dollar," says Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson.
"While pastures are the basis for our agricultural system, pasture renewal in some parts are at less than a third of the ideal rate. Given last season's widespread drought, we wanted to promote how green can be turned into gold.
"We have also taken an opportunity to feature the Land and Water Forum as well as walking access, both of which will be coming to prominence over the next quarter," Mr Nicolson concluded.
The latest National Farming Review features articles on:
Pasture renewal gold - practical advice on pasture renewal
Insides the land and water forum - big changes ahead for water management
It may look good on paper - walking access, online mapping and you
Editorial - Vote, vote vote (October's local authority elections)
Foreign ownership perspective - The Russians Canadians Chinese are coming
Chief Executive's column - Is New Zealand asleep at the wheel?
Farm science - Ending ‘Frankenfiction'
Weather outlook - Rural weather outlook for spring
Economic outlook - No retail boom as the economy undergoes recovery
Feds People - The (carbonated) milkman Richard Revell
Farm Tech - Personal Locator Beacons
Fert Talk - Cutting fertiliser costs is your fertiliser expandable?
Planning - But where are all the animals? High level EU-NZ rural policies compared
Employment - Big employment law changes ahead
Risk Management - Think twice before firing up your tractor this spring
For further information contact:
Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President, 027 226 6331, 03 216 7405
Conor English, Federated Farmers Chief Executive, 027 441 0786, 04 494 9189
David Broome, Federated Farmers Communications, 04 470 2160, 027 448 9170
