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9781869790288
New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Susan Pepperall & Waikato Times
In Stock: 2
In collaboration with The Waikato Times this book covers the history of the phenomenon that is the Fieldays. It looks at the origins, how it evolved, key players, royal family involvement, competitions, inventions, themes, international growth/exposure, rural bachelor competition, AgArt wear, economic benefits, the organisation today and the future

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Practical Smallfarming in New Zealand (Revised edition 1996) order quantity
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author: Trisha Fisk
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Enjoying a relaxed rural lifestyle on a smallfarm is the dream of many New Zealanders. But running a few sheep and goats on even a modest block can be anything but relaxing if you don't have the farming know-how or experience, and don't recognise the many problems that can occur with livestock and plants. This book has all the answers. Specifically written for New Zealand conditions, it is filled with practical advice on everything smallfarmers need to know to make their dream a successful reality:
  • How to manage and care for livestock, from sheep and horses to chooks and bees
  • How to manage pasture and trees
  • How to integrate the vegetable plot
  • How to site and build fences, drains, tracks and yards
  • and so much more!
Clear, easily understood diagrams and photographs complement the informed, no-nonsense text, making this book an indispensable reference tool for all smallfarmers, whether on ... more
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9780958233217
Backyard Poultry order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Glenys O'Byrne
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A very practical non-technical book about how to keep poultry successfully in backyard and smallfarming settings. The major emphasis is on fowls but there are also useful sections and chapters on ducks, geese and turkeys.

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9780476010642
Handmade Farm Fences order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Stephen D Aspden
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From back country East Coast pumice soiled hills, through Waipukurau's rolling country and up to the peat-lands of the Waikato, Fencer Fred learned his craft at building conventional, electric, rail fences and assisted in the construction of many sheep, dairy- and cattle yards.
This book is intended to be a resource fo novice fencers, adgiculture students, small-land block owners, large farm manager and fencing supplies companies. It is a step-by-step guide to constructing a 'conventional' farm fence which is designed to confine sheep and cattle and which will meet the requirements set down in the New Zealand Fencing Act 1978 no. 50 … to be recognised as a boundary fence. Contents: Preparations, Key posts, Running posts, Wire work, Stapling, Swinging the gate, Fence identification, Tidy and pack up, Other useful information, Glossary.
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9781843403586
Hen Keeping order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
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Author: Jane Eastoe
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Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens. This trend can be in part explained by the huge demand for organic and locally produced food; after all, what could be more natural than keeping your own chickens and collecting their eggs? This beautiful and practical guide advises on all aspects of chicken keeping, from advice on the full range of breeds available, choosing and buying the right chickens for you, to feeding and naming them and finally housing and caring for them. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, you will find all you need to start and maintain your own chicken run.


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I am a Working Dog: Natural Training for Sheepdogs order quantity
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Author: Michael Oliver & Tony Shield (illus David Henshaw)
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Out of print. See new edition 9781877460326

New Zealanders pride themselves on having the best sheepdogs in the world.
A century’s careful breeding has produced the Huntaway, a purpose-bred working dog for New Zealand conditions, along with other imported breeds carefully adapted to cope with our unique environment.

Tony Shield, farmer, sheepdog breeder and triallist, provides us with a fascinating history of sheepdog breeds in New Zealand, accompanied by delightful anecdotes, as well as descriptions of a sheepdog’s life from the canine point of view. His section also contains advice concerning initial training, bonding, etc.

Michael Oliver, farmer and sheepdog trainer, delivers a practical, step-by-step guide to training sheepdogs the natural way.

Peter Jerram, vet and sheepdog expert, provides invaluable advice on how to look after your dog, breeding and puppy-rearing.

David Henshaw’s drawings of ... more
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9781877460326
I Am A Working Dog : Natural Training For Sheepdogs (Revised Edition 2009) order quantity
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NZ$ 22.00 each
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Author: Michael Oliver & Tony Shield & Jerram Shield & David Henshaw (illus.)
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The working dogs of New Zealand certainly deserve our respect. Generations of careful breeding have
produced the traits of stock-handling skill, loyalty, hardiness and courage that are now inherent in their
bloodlines.
This book has been written to assist those who use working dogs to handle livestock and provides a practical,
step-by-step guide to training them the natural way. Sound training will ensure that a dog’s potential can be realised and that both handler and dog will enjoy a rewarding relationship during stock work.

This book is an essential handbook for anyone working with these wonderful animals.

‘Make these early lessons fun for your dog and it will soon be very willing to answer your call to scamper over the backs of the sheep..'

First published 2004; this revised edition May 2009.


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9781856753029
Keeping Bees order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Paul Peacock
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More popular than ever, beekeeping is a fascinating craft that is fun to learn and the perfect antidote to the stress of modern life.

This practical guide covers everything a new beekeeper needs to know, from buying equipment to harvesting your very own honey. With clear, step-by-step instructions on handling and checking your bees, helpful tips and advice on keeping them healthy and productive and also featuring a collection of tempting honey-based recipes for you to try, Keeping Bees contains everything a modern beekeeper should know.

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9781869662257
Pocket Guide to the Sheep Breeds of New Zealand order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Graham Meadows
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DoP - October 2008, Auckland
180x128mm / 176pp
Full colour throughout
Home of more than 40 million sheep (over 10 per person), New Zealand is a major global exporter of sheep products: annual wool exports alone are worth well over $800m. Added to that, there is a rapidly growing interest from small businesses and lifestylers in specialist breeds and yarns. Sheep are also a major drawcard for overseas visitors. All of which popular demand adds up to good reason for publishing a Pocket Guide to Sheep Breeds of New Zealand, along with its companion volume, the Pocket Guide to Cattle Breeds of New Zealand. Originally published in large format several years ago by Reed, both books have been brought thoroughly up to date, with new pictures throughout and extended and updated text.

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9781847734358
Self-Sufficiency Beekeeping order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Joanna Ryde
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As sustainability and organic living become increasingly popular, so does a desire to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. This timely book will help you to achieve self-sufficiency and make beekeeping a reality. Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very enjoyable and sociable pastime - visiting others' hives and picking up vital hints and tips is all part of the fun - and farming and eating honey that your own bees have produced is a pure delight. Joanna Ryde covers all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic tools and equipment needed for setting up a hive to detailed advice on when to harvest honey and honey-inspired recipes, from delicious cakes to beauty products. This really is the definitive guide for anyone thinking of keeping bees.

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9780716030188
The Right Way to Keep Chickens order quantity
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NZ$ 33.00 each
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Author: Virginia Shirt
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For generations, people in the countryside have kept chickens, mainly for the eggs. Now, more and more people, in town as well as countryside, are enjoying the pleasure of keeping hens in the garden and reaping the reward of those freshly-laid eggs every day. Virginia Shirt has lived with chickens for over 15 years so her knowledge of these fascinating birds is conditioned by practical experience. Her book is a revelation to every aspiring enthusiast. Concentrating initially on the very first steps, like choosing the correct spot in the garden for the coop, the book goes on to deal with feeding and rearing chicks and comprehensively covers matters relating to health and disease all aided by illustrations throughout. Her book is the essential reference tool for every chicken lover.

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9781877333781
Who Owns the High Country? The Controversial Story of Tenure Review in New Zealand order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Ann Brower
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The last 20 years have seen massive change in the iconic high-country stations of the South Island. Traditionally, a lease between the Crown and the runholder gave the right to farm in perpetuity. Recently there has been an initiative to reform this ownership structure in a process called tenure review. This has seen deals struck between runholders and the Government that allow the runholder to privatise (and subsequently develop) parts of their farm and in exchange offer other parts of the farm back to the Crown to be 'retired' as conservation land. On paper this appeared to be a win-win scenario. The reality, however, has been very different.
Through her research, the author exposed the fact that in most cases of tenure review, the Crown was actually paying the runholder to conclude these agreements, while at the same time leaving the runholder with the freedom to develop their newly freeholded land for massive profits. Examples ... more

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9781877361210
Your Last Fencepost : Retirement Planning For New Zealand Farmers order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Joan Baker
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DoP - NOvember 2008, Auckland
The average age of a New Zealand farmer is 58-years-old. Most of these hard working men and women of the land are approaching retirement without a well-planned exit strategy in place. This book tackles each and every difficult issue facing farmers today - from selling the farm and getting the right price, preparing the family and safeguarding the farm's future, to life after the farm and investing their hardearned money. Farming is a complete and absorbing lifestyle, as well as a way of life. How does one get ready to drive their last fencepost, and most likely leave their home, their work, and maybe their community? Will the farm be sold? Who will inherit the farm? What about the other siblings in terms of fairness? Where will Mum and Dad go? What will they do after leading active lives and farming is all they know? What will they do for income? Will there be a conflict with capital used for the ... more

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9781877029134
Back To Basics Worm Farm Management order quantity
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NZ$ 10.00 each
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Author: Eric Wilson
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Eric Wilson's extensive experience in worm farming makes him well equipped to discuss varities, numbers, bed sizes, manure types, tools - in short, all that is needed to farm worms - right through to mass production possiblities. WORM FARM MANAGEMENT contains advice on feeding regimes, performance indicators, harvesting, temprature requirements and castings. There is information on intriguing behaviours such as the gut shot syndrome, worm walkout and breeder burnout.

Whether you are interested in running a worm farm purely for the needs of the home garden bed or for fullscale commercial production, the information contained in WORM FARM MANAGEMENT is vital. It is a book that any worm farmer will keep wriggling back to.

Eric Wilson has been farming worms for many years. He has run The Australian Worm Growers School on the outskirts of Sydney, which has helped launch numerous worm success stories.
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9781843404187
Bee Keeping order quantity
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Author: Ned Challis
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It's no shock that the beekeeping trend is steadily on the rise. These fascinating and beautiful insects can be kept anywhere, whether your garden is a large country plot or an urban rooftop terrace. What's more, there's no sting in this tale: bees are a source of delight for honey lovers, hay-fever sufferers and gardeners alike. This charming and practical guide is intended for both the beginner and experienced beekeeper. It covers everything from setting up hives and maximising bees in the garden, to optimum honey production and a fascinating troubleshooting section. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, you will find all you need to catch the bee buzz.

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9781869414603
Biodynamic Perspectives order quantity
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Author: VIVANO Frank
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BIODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVES is a collection of articles published in the Bio Dynamic Association newsletter, examining many aspects of biodynamic farming and gardening. These articles will form an ideal reference work for biodynamic farmers and those people interested to learn more about biodynamic farming. This book builds on the work BIODYNAMICS, NEW DIRECTIONS FOR FARMING AND GARDENING IN NZ, first published by Century Hutchinson in 1989. This new book is not an introduction to the topic and includes useful information with a wider application than is found in the earlier work. An outline of topics: Soils, Fertility (manures etc.), Weeds, Water, Animal Husbandry, Fruit Trees, Trees, Home Gardening, Pests and Diseases, Astronomy, Philosophy/Ecology, Associations/Distributors
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9780760335222
Field Guide to Goats order quantity
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Author: Cheryl Kimball
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The ultimate breed resource, this volume provides detailed descriptions of more that twenty goat breeds, from the popular Nubian, Pygmy and Boer, to the rare and beautiful Golden Guernsey. Illustrated with 150 colour photographs, this convenient, easy-to-use field guide includes exhaustive information about behaviour, characteristics, breeding, history, as well as a glossary of caprine terms and a list of breed associations.
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9780760331583
How to Raise Pigs - Everything You Need To Know order quantity
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Author: Philip Hasheider
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Whether you want a pig on your property for pleasure or profit, small scale or large, this is the book you must have. From the first consideration of choosing a breed to putting bacon and sausages on the table, this approachable and authoritative guide covers every facet of raising pigs. What are the advantages of raising pigs small-scale? What does it take in terms of resources, time, shelter, feed, healthcare? All these questions and more are dealt with by Hasheider, in step-by-step, down to earth writing, for a hobby, a business, or just to have one or two porcine characters around the farmyard. Also included is a glossary of terms, list of resources, and information about pork organizations, regulations, ordinances.

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Keeping Bees and Making Honey order quantity
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Author: Alison Benjamin
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This is a comprehensive and attractive lifestyle guide to beekeeping - from finding your bees to getting them home, housing them, collecting honey and using their produce.It includes a detailed look at the history of bees and beekeeping, and an extensive introduction to help you to fully understand your bees and keep them happy.Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land; live in the middle of a city or in the countryside surrounded by flowers, this book caters for every situation, discussing the different types of hive available for every eventuality.It features a detailed section on gardening for bees, as well as comprehensive advice on how to safely collect your honey and wax, with recipes and ideas on how to use them."Bees" fuses contemporary lifestyle design and an authoritative text, to appeal not only to those who already have bees, but to those who are thinking of having them or even just like the idea of having them - it ... more

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9781877333446
Lifestyle Farming in New Zealand : Managing Livestock on a Small Holding order quantity
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Author: Paul Martin
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Living on a small block of land in the country is a cherished dream for many New Zealanders, and with the current boom in lifestyle farming this is a dream that is increasingly becoming a reality for these people. Running a small number of animals is the most popular use of lifestyle farms in this country, but for those without farming experience this can be a daunting challenge. Lifestyle Farming in New Zealand addresses this head-on. Written by a veterinarian with extensive experience of working with lifestyle farmers, and also of running a small holding himself, the book was inspired by a frequent comment, 'I wish there was a simple book on how to do it'. The book focuses on the livestock most commonly farmed on lifestyle blocks in New Zealand: sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, alpacas and llamas. It does not however, diffuse the practical value of the book by attempting to deal with those animals that require very ... more
 
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