Modernising the family farm

Abstract

Contents: How the family farm survived in South Canterbury/ Peter Bosworth -- The impact and exploitation of endophytes in pastoral systems/Lester Fletcher -- Scouring and high endophyte ryegrasses/Bruce Pownall -- Dairy spin-offs for Southland farmers/Ivan Lines -- Bull beef production/ Alastair Nicol -- Intensive grazing on Southland soils: Principles for managing soil physical quality/ Phil Greenwood and John Scandrett -- Ryegrass endophyte/Hans Eerens -- Cost of retirement/Richard Preston--Farm succession/Tom Morton -- Exotic sheep-performance in practice/Phil Beaston.