Kerry Dwyer has been reviewing numbers and pricing of dairy-sourced calves and finds variation over four selling seasons. sod.co.nz/2024/06/19/cal…

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Podcast recommendation: “It seems part and parcel of this banal alternative future. Literally a future made of alternatives – one where we are supposed to eat crickets, and tend to our rock gardens, and wear human hair.” sod.co.nz/2024/06/30/wea…

Have you ever thought about where a drum of drench comes from? Richard Kettle says despite a lot of posturing between competitors about the superiority of their products, chances are the active ingredients originate from the same place. sod.co.nz/2024/07/01/sam…

Kerry Dwyer compares the returns from finishing beef steers, beef heifers, Friesian bulls and winter-trade cull dairy heifers over the past three seasons. #farming #NZAg #CattleAreCool #HashtagsAreHard sod.co.nz/2024/07/05/cat…

Southland veterinarian Mark Bryan (Mark Bryan ) says students come to his practice with lots of knowledge but they still need a helping hand to become truly “rural”.sod.co.nz/2024/07/12/tea…

Kerry Dwyer keeps his eye on lamb finishing margins. How did his previous predictions stack up? And what’s in store for store lambs over the coming months? sod.co.nz/2024/07/17/lam…

It is whinge season Downunder – but it’s lean pickings, writes Nicola Dennis. sod.co.nz/2024/08/01/gri…

Paul Burt is daunted by so-called progress, wondering where change, computation and communication might take us. sod.co.nz/2024/08/08/pau…

"His back called time at sixty nine, his knees weren’t far behind. This life he’d led was in the red and much too far from kind. The hills too steep and as for sheep, he was giving them away. It’s now too late so close the gate on this decadent foray....

Eeep Southland pasture covers looking a bit dire

Sidestepping the rural retailers sod.co.nz/2024/08/16/sid…

When you’re a vet and the phone goes at some ungodly hour, you know the news won’t be good. But as a job, Mark Bryan says it ain't all bad, especially in spring. sod.co.nz/2024/08/21/fes…

Farm Consultant Kerry Dwyer says when it comes to the farm, looks are important. 'I drive up to one dairy farm with potholes deep enough to match any on SH1 and think the milk tankers might also struggle.' sod.co.nz/2024/08/28/got…

Worst spring in at least 5 years for Southland pasture. Play with the GrassCo pasture data here: sod.co.nz/tools-grassco/

Kerry Dwyer keeps his eye on stock finishing margins. How did his previous predictions stack up? And what’s in store for store lambs over the coming months? sod.co.nz/2024/09/05/sto…