Animal Health, Education, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
Whole Salmon vs Heads and Frames. In our conversations with Farmers, we’re regularly asked what makes Fish Hydrolysate made from Whole salmon premium to its rivals that predominately come from the heads, frames and waste products of commercial sea catch. While...
Animal Health, Customer Stories, Field Outcomes, How To, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
Lachie Craw, Contract Milker at Southern Farms’ The Narrows in Riverton, packs quite a bit of farming experience into his youthful frame. He grew up on a sheep and beef farm just out of Waikoikoi in west Otago, worked weekends dairy farming before going full time for...
Animal Health, Customer Stories, Field Outcomes, How To, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
This month we continue our two-part blog series on a King Country farmer and his story of transitioning to a biological system, what it did for his farm productivity and, importantly, how it impacted his profitability. If you missed part one, you can read the article...
Animal Health, Customer Stories, Education, Field Outcomes, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
Our conversation with Ray Burr was a long one so we have broken it into two parts. In this article we discuss his King Country dairy farm system pivot and how that went for Ray and his partner Donna. Next month we will get into the nuts and bolts of his bottom line...
Animal Health, Customer Stories, Education, Field Outcomes, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
It All Starts In The Soil The Fish IT team came through Balclutha last month on a road trip from Invercargill and caught up with agronomist Reece Johnston who owns and operates Highland Nutrition – a soil consultancy with a biologically and mineral based farming...
Animal Health, Customer Stories, Education, Field Outcomes, Productivity, Soil Health, Sustainability
Healthy Animals Means Healthy Profits We recently had the pleasure of participating in the Wairarapa Rural Women’s Initiative Discussion Group. The theme of the October meeting was better farm management through alternative fertiliser options. The event was held in...
