Agronomy Guides & Advice

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

You’ve done the hard yards with paddock prep and sowing. The seeds in the ground. But with fodder beet, the jobs only half done. The next 8–10 weeks will decide whether you’re looking at a full canopy and tonnes of reliable feed - or a patchy paddock...

Beat the summer pinch before it arrives Every year, farmers watch ryegrass pastures burn off in summer. Feed gets tight, stock performance slips, and options get limited. Lucerne is the answer more farms are rediscovering. October is the time to est...