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  • Brush wattle brushwattlewA very fast growing, though thankfully short lived tree - popping up on cliffs, banks, hillsides, slips and cuttings.  One of the few flowering trees around in winter, brush wattle is conspicuous now with greenish-yellow bottlebrush-like flowers. It is reasonably common in the North Island, though rarer in the south.
  • Sheep yard design for small flocks sheepyardswA tried and true design for sheep yards built by Bruce Binnie.
  • Your local SPCA and the RNZSPCA: separate organisations - one cause spcaSome people get confused about the SPCA - there's the RNZSPCA and your local SPCA - what's the difference? The national RNZSPCA is an over-arching body with strong affiliation to 48 regional SPCAs.  It helps and supports them all. 

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LSB Smart buyers' guide to...

  • Buying the right chainsaw

    buying a chainsawA chainsaw is an essential tool on many lifestyle farms. You can pay someone to trim trees, chop firewood and remove unwanted trees but if you have your own chainsaw you can save yourself money and help keep yourself fit too. Buying the right chainsaw is essential. This LSB Smart Buyer's Guide gives you what you need to make the right choice.

This months farming Calendar

  • Farming Diary for January

    January farming diary

    It's the start of a new year but only half way through the production season. It's a good time to work out how things have gone, now that the reproduction part of the season is over, and it should be time to get some cash back on lambs and weaner calves sold.

The Good Oil

  • 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.

It's time to think about...

  • Feet and foot problems goat hoof trimFoot problems can affect all sorts of animals at any time of year and should be treated promptly. Animals need to be able to walk to access food and shelter and an animal in constant pain is not going to thrive. In this article Dr Marjorie Orr examines the foot problems you may find including laminities, footrot, scald and abscesses.