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I was reading the Radio New Zealand News website, and came across this headline,

“Facial Eczema risk heightened by increased hay production”.

The article refers to North Island conditions, and the impact that increased hay production is having on facial eczema spore counts, and I wondered if farmers were aware that their soils contain many attributes to minimise the proliferation of spores and resulting pressures on their livestock.

Well Its April already, and the year has started as an absolute bolter. For those of you who don't know, Digital Harvest offers both B2B and B2C products and services to  New Zealands rural community. If you want to know more just check us out here www,digitalharvest.co.nz

While many have been resisting the urge to become social media junkies the benefits for those in agri-business using Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media programmes are still to be realised but the potential is there for it to become more effecive than just having a website. 

The game has changed now as facebook is predicted to have a Billion subscribers by August this year.  As a marketing platform it will become the most powerful marketing medium in the world surpassing all other forms of online marketing. 

Have you got a Facial Eczema plan or are you just hoping that it will start getting cold sooner rather than later?  If you are not already conducting preventative measures or you don't have a plan in place to protect your animals for an increased spore count then you are gambling.  According to one report, conditions are starting to get dry up North.  Lower down the Island, the wind has been keeping spore counts low.  Rain in certain areas has gone hand in hand with cooler temps so this too is keeping counts low.  However there are a few hotspots around thi

From the 1st of July, all Cattle (11 million) and then in Mar 2013 all Deer will soon be required to be registered through the National Animal Identification and Tracking (NAIT) system.  So OK remind me why we are doing this again?

Since the demise of the Crafar Dairy Empire, the sale of New Zealand Land to foreign investors has been the topic of much debate and much politicking.  As of February approval had been given to sell the properties to Chinese backed interests with management being controlled by Landcorp. Then a bid by a group led by Michael Fay requested and got a judicial review of the process.