Case Studies – North / Mid Canterbury

When it comes to farm variability it would seem that Simon Johnson’s property is as variable as it gets. His 450 ha dairy farm, situated towards the seaward end of Rangitata Island, features an old riverbed as well as areas of sand and pockets of silt soils. Through the use...

Hayden and Jessie Dorman are in search of practices which will ensure the long term sustainability of their farm. This 2014/15 season they have begun to utilise the Electromagnetic (EM) soil survey data of their farm (by Agri Optics NZ Ltd) and their Growsmart Precision VRI...