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Sustainable Farming


This section contains articles to help you farm in a sustainable manner. There are hundreds of other useful articles in our lifestyle file. If you're looking for something in particular then use the search box above. If not, then browse the article titles and see what there is to help you. If you can't find an answer here then why not ask in our discussion forums? One of the very friendly and helpful members is sure to be able to help you.

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Sustainable Farming
 

Humming Along Nicely!

Keith Olsen never considered keeping a small apiary on his 10 hectare South Otago lifestyle block but when a close family friend wanted to offload his bee-keeping equipment, the opportunity suddenly presented itself.

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The art of imitating nature

Watching my friend labouring passionately on a windy, exposed hillside at a sloping Kaimai lifestyle block, I thought she was a little bit mad.

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Sustainable farming - rabbits

Captain James Cook first introduced rabbits to New Zealand as an emergency food source for shipwrecked sailors.

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Sustainable farming - fencing

Fencing to subdivide a farm is a basic requirement to keep control of pasture growth.

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Honeybees - Part Two

Hhoneybee numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate, and this is of concern because honeybees are hugely important as pollinators of plants.

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Sustainable farming - possums

The Australian Brushtail Possum (Trichosorus vulpecula) was introduced into New Zealand in the late 1800s to establish an export fur trade. 

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Sustainable farming - animal health

Animals that are not healthy are not productive, and they add cost to the business. 

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Why honeybees are really good for your farm

Bees are among the hardest workers on the farm and in the garden

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Sustainable farming - low productive pastures

Pasture grows well in New Zealand, and that's the key to our low-cost farm export business. 

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QEII Covenants

If you own any land that is worth protecting, consider protecting it permanently by applying a covenant.

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Sustainable farming - pests of pasture

There is a wide range of pests in New Zealand that damage pasture.

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Sustainable farming - what livestock to keep and how many

This question is of greatest concern to small lifestyle farmers. 

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Sustainable farming - farm water supply

It is good advice when looking at a new property to inspect the water supply before  you look at anything else. 

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Sustainable farming - pugging

Pugging happens when grazing animals tread wet soils and sink in to the pasture surface and leave large holes.

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Sustainable farming - healthy soil

Soil health is not easy to define, but it is vital to the health of the plants that grow in it, and the animals that graze it.

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Sustainable farming - weeds

Weeds are plants that grow in the wrong place, they have a big negative visual image for the property.

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Sustainable farming - soil erosion

Soil erosion is a natural process, where soils is stripped from the earth's surface and moved to another location.

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Sustainability and drainage

Good drainage is the basis of a healthy productive soil. 

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Sustainable soils and soil fertility

In a nutshell, the soil is the basis of all farm productivity. The soil is where you start planning your sustainability programme.

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Introduction to Sustainable Farming

The first in a new series on Sustainable Farming - what it is and what you need to understand to know you're doing the right thing. This article looks at the question "What is sustainable farming?"

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