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Set up by two South Island farmers on a mission to create a unique clothing line that challenges the world of fast fashion, Hemprino blends the best properties of merino and hemp in an innovative single-blend yarn.

The Ruralco team is looking forward to renewing and making new connections at this year’s AgFest in Greymouth this spring.

Giving a little is reaping big rewards thanks to a farming initiative aimed at preventing New Zealanders from going hungry. Meat the Need was launched during the first 2020 lockdown and sees generous livestock donations from farmers turned into mince meat which is then donated to food banks across the country. Since then, over 760,000 meals of mince have been provided to families in need.

Once again, we have seen some extreme weather through the winter period and while not as damaging as the previous year the excess water across vast areas of Canterbury has been visually obvious across prolonged periods.

Ruralco’s Pasture Packs have been designed to make selecting new pasture a simple process, with the added assurance only proven premium seeds are selected to produce ultimate results and ultimate pastures.

Lucerne needs a bit of legwork to get going, but with increasingly long, dry summers, is set to become even more popular.

In this update, we will be looking at what is happening on farm over the next three months regarding agrichemicals. We will be looking at cereals, ryegrass, white clover, and fodder beet.

As farm businesses begin to calculate their annual total on-farm greenhouse gas emissions, FAR is receiving a number of questions around annual crops and sequestration. The most common ones are: Can arable crops be included in carbon sequestration? If not, why not? How come it’s different in other countries?

In the past months, the ability of New Zealanders to access and afford quality fresh food has been increasingly challenging, to the point the phrase “cost of living crisis” has been interchangeable with “soaring food prices.”

There are several factors that contribute to low magnesium (Mg) levels in pasture and stock. Soil and herbage testing can provide an insight into low levels so they can be addressed before impacting farm production.