Farm Source guide - Focus your planting

Farm Source guide - Focus your planting

NZ Farm Source

This guide from NZ Farm Source's On-Farm Efficiency Hub covers how to plan planting on farm, from riparian buffers and native species to shade, shelter and pest control for young plants.

It links to resources on riparian planting and Trees on Farm, and explains how planting can restore habitat, stabilise erosion-prone land and keep cows more comfortable in hot or wet weather.

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