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19 Mar, 2026

Slug Control: Why Acting Early Matters

As we move through autumn pasture establishment, slug pressure is starting to show up - particularly where paddocks have been direct drilled into heavy covers or where conditions have stayed wet. Slugs can take out a surprising amount of plant estab...

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29 Jan, 2026

A Stampede Is Coming

Stampede CM142: A New Benchmark in Perennial Ryegrass Performance From Autumn 2026, New Zealand farmers will have access to a new generation of perennial ryegrass that resets expectations around performance, persistence, and animal safety. Stampede...

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23 Dec, 2025

Real People, Rural Roots: The Callaghan Family, Coalstream Limited

In the foothills of South Canterbury, tucked between rolling downs, steeper hill faces and pockets of native bush, sits Bedeshurst - the 1,000-hectare breeding and finishing property run by Henry and Rachel Callaghan. The land has been in Henry’s fa...

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26 Nov, 2025

Plant-Stim: A Small Addition That Makes a Big Difference in the Paddock

When you’re chasing more drymatter out of every hectare, anything that helps the plant grow harder, faster, and cleaner is worth a closer look. Plant-Stim is one of those tools - a natural growth promoter that shifts how the crop develops above and b...

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17 Nov, 2025

Top Brassica Varieties for the 25/26 Season

Choosing the right brassica isn’t about chasing the newest name - it’s about matching the crop to your farm system, stock class, and seasonal feed gaps. Whether you’re planning for wintering, summer feed, youngstock performance, or multi-graze flexi...

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5 Nov, 2025

Protecting Potential: Managing Early Pressure in Fodder Beet Crops

Weed ID and Pest Management at Early Emergence When you’re flat out with drilling, tailing, mating and silage runs, it’s easy to treat weeds and pests like background noise. But right now - as soil temps rise and growth increases – weeds and pests ...

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