Optimising OPPORTUNITY

Livestock plays an important role on most arable farms. Heather Chalmers of the Foundation for Arable Research talks to two Mid Canterbury mixed arable farmers about how they are optimising the integration of cropping and livestock.

“Every paddock on the farm, apart from two last year, had stock across them. So, we are an arable farm, but we are very much a mixed farm. We find the system works well for income generation as well as crop management.” JOHN MCCAW Methven mixed-arable farmer