NZ Dairy Farmer with green fingers and a fishing rod, Dad of 4. Cricket lover. Making stuff happen #nuffield15.
#Woodville, NZ
Joined October 2011
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#milk. Humans have been drinking milk from cows, sheep and goats for over 10,000 years, with archaeological evidence being found in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia from the Neolithic revolution (8000BCE)
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Does size matter? Visualizing Countries by Share of Earth’s Surface visualcapitalist.com/countri…
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The oil industry has recently laid off 100,000 workers—about twice as many as work, in total, in the coal industry. nytimes.com/2021/01/03/busin…
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Interesting read on soil microbiology
"With good grazing management when cattle graze off the tops of grasses, cattle keep grasses in a vegetative phase rather than allow them to proceed into a reproductive phase. What this does is redirect more carbon exudate down into the soil"
NEW BLOG POST- Restoring the plant's soil microbiome lachefnet.wordpress.com/2020… Still waiting for some additional feedback from some more soil scientist friends so this may be further updated @fleroy1974 @JoannaBlythman @EBourgeois @johnkempf @SusFoodTrust @glomalin @NatOrgSkill
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Math.
We'll never be able to fully optimize these #'s...
80k | day
2.4 mill | month
28.8 | year
But....there is nothing stopping us from selling fully packaged beeves right out of this device (The steaks, roasts, and grinds), eggs, honey, popcorn, chicken, the community dream. – at Yorktown, IN
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In 1995, only two years after the birth of the worldwide web, @BillGates tried to explain ‘The Internet’ to David @Letterman
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Cheesemaking thread, will add to it throughout the day. I am making Iowa Alpine.
Step 1: weigh out freeze-dried cultures (thumbs up for scale), sprinkle on milk surface, let dissolve 5 minutes, stir in gently.
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This brings me back to my couple of seasons spent swathing and harvesting in WA.
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Thanks Helen @Helen_AANZ for your terrific contribution to DairyNZ and to NZ dairy farmers over the last 10 years. Insightful, strategic, and strong judgement on governance principles...personally appreciated your guidance and challenge, all the best 👍🏼
Dr Helen Anderson steps down from @DairyNZ board after over10 years service. Speaking at AGM tonight, chair Jim van der Poel says she brought “a wellington perspective” to board, a strategic thinker who made a huge contribution. She's replaced by Mary-Anne Macleod. @tim_mackle
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The blustery winds in #Auckland today, while not severe gale, are coming from a low that is 2200km away from the city.
There are a number of storms on the planet today - this is by far the largest and most powerful.
WeatherWatch.co.nz
RuralWeather.co.nz
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Boom! Alaska to New Zealand in one go... Bar-tailed Godwit 4BWWY arrives after 14 day flight, 13,000km, overflying many tempting stopovers. The fabulous wetlands of Miranda, in the Firth of Thames Important Bird Area are her winter home, and her friends are there to welcome.
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Butter booms to sales not seen since 1965. Overall, butterfat sales have grown 25% from 2010 to 2019 hoards.com/article-28690-but…
