Practical articles on farm planning, freshwater regulations, drone mapping, soil science, and sustainable land use in New Zealand.
NZ's red-meat sustainability standard minus the jargon: what NZFAP and NZFAP+ are, what Silver and Gold mean, and the two maps the audit really cares about.
Paused, raised, narrowed. Where Freshwater Farm Plans actually stand in 2026 — and why the mapping is still worth doing now. Verify before you bank a date.
A soil test is cheap. A trend is priceless — and a single number isn't a trend. How to sample so this year actually compares to last.
A 1:50,000 soil map can be forty metres out. Why mapping your NZ farm at the scale your decisions happen pays off — and which layers are truly farm-scale.
Behind every Maplands orthomosaic is one compact aircraft — the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise with RTK. Why it makes honest, centimetre-accurate NZ farm maps.
Good soil information drives every decision from fertiliser to fencing. Which sources to trust on a NZ farm — and why a national map isn't paddock truth.
