What started with a single tractor shared among farming friends is now, 25 years later, one of Taranaki’s largest agricultural contracting business. When Mike Silson was 14 a typical day included school and then heading to help his dad John with his contracting business. Mike went on to become a […]
Nature and Environment Management Operators Ltd (NEMO) based in Firenze, Italy, undertake analysis, planning and management of natural resources in the Mediterranean region. When they were involved in an EU founded project (LIFE + Montecristo 2010) to carry out a rat eradication program on the 1080Ha Monticristo Island in the […]
Variable rate spreading is based on a simple concept: Apply fertislier only where you need it. Northland contractor Ben McLennan is based at Mata, south of Whangarei. He started applying variable rates of fertiliser last year and finds it as straightforward as regular spreading. “We just push a button and we become […]
Oamaru contractor Nick Hyslop is keen to remain a one-man spreading operation to keep a lid on his stress levels and give him more time with his young family. “It was pretty easy to get the hang of it. I run a TracMap and Whitehead spreader control system, which is […]
Pasture coverage across Southland has tightened considerably to 2013 and 2014 as a result of a prolonged dry spell, and the situation is unlikely to improve moving into Autumn, says Donald Martin of GrassCo. “Without TracMap we simply wouldn’t have been able to grow the business from just myself to […]