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Latest Articles
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QEII Covenants
 Over 70% of New Zealand is privately owned, and significant but threatened habitats occur mainly on private land in lowland areas - so if you own any land that is worth protecting, consider protecting it permanently by applying a covenant. Covenanting land with the help of the QEII trust is becoming more and more common.
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Reproduction - the hen
 The start of sexual behaviour is greatly affected by the environment, especially feeding, lighting regime and genetic strain. In the wild and in free-range systems, young females (pullets) show mating behaviour as early as 18 weeks of age, but this varies greatly. Most hens, regardless of breed, start to show mating behaviour 4-8 days before the start of the new laying season - whether there is a male present of not.
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Farming Diary for March
 March smells of Autumn, so some very serious planning needs to be done. After a long dry summer, many pastures will have to be resown. Pasture renewal is expensive, so get some good advice to find the most cost effective options. One thing is for sure - when the ground gets really wet again, weed seeds for the last 40 years will start to germinate.
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Ride on mowers
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Grass is a wonderful thing. On a lifestyle farm we usually either have too much or too little and the grass that does grow is often not where we need it - on the lawn, not the paddock! This article covers the things you need to consider when buying a ride on and lists the 9 really important things you should discuss with your salesperson.
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This months farming Calendar
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Farming Diary for March
March smells of Autumn, so some very serious planning needs to be done. After a long dry summer, many pastures will have to be resown. Pasture renewal is expensive, so get some good advice to find the most cost effective options. One thing is for sure - when the ground gets really wet again, weed seeds for the last 40 years will start to germinate.
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The Good Oil
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Setting the night on fire for a good cause
 Here's a burning question. AJ lives on a small block, a short distance from Hamilton. She's been approached by a community group who want to hold a bonfire on her property to raise funds. It's all for a good cause and she'd like to help them but in this modern age is a bit worried about things like liability and OSH and other scary stuff. What's the situation, she asks.
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