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 end endophyte ryegrasses/Bruce Pownall -- Dairy spin-offs for Southland farmers/Ivan Lines-- Bull beef production/ Dr Alistair Nicol -- Intensive grazing on Southland soils: principles for managing soil physical quality/Phil Greenwood and John Scandrett --Ryegrass endophyte/Han Eerens -- Cost of retirement/Richard Preston--Farm succession/Tom Morton--Exotic sheep-performance in practice/Phil Beason.