Real results from the field
Hear how operators are using Tow and Fert to save costs, boost pasture, and tailor nutrition to their land.
New Zealand Farmer Stories
Russell Heald
Manawatu, New Zealand
Russell Heald
Not farming the top two inches anymore. For Russell Heald, the shift toward organic and regenerative dairying at Heald Farm in Norsewood wasn’t just a change in inputs, it was a ch…
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Matthew Zonderop
Waikato, New Zealand
Matthew Zonderop
One pass instead of three, and no going back Share milking 420 kiwicross cows across 140 hectares at the foothills of the Kaimai Ranges in Te Poi, Waikato, Matthew Zonderop first s…
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Ian Maxwell
West Coast, New Zealand
Ian Maxwell
Less Nitrogen, on His Own Terms. For West Coast dairy farmer Ian Maxwell, changing how nitrogen is applied has changed how he farms. Before the Tow and Fert, Ian used conventional …
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Amy Stokes
Christchurch, New Zealand
Amy Stokes
Seeking to improve the efficiency of their fertiliser programme, Amy and the family began exploring a different approach to nutrient application. Just outside of Christchurch, Amy …
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Allan Marx
Taranaki, New Zealand
Allan Marx
For Allan Marx, the Tow and Fert was never going to be just a urea sprayer. Allan farms at Mangatoki in Taranaki, fifth generation on the family farm, running crossbred Jerseys acr…
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Ricky Taylor
Canterbury, New Zealand
Ricky Taylor
Ricky Taylor, Tow and Fert Contractor, Fert Solutions Partnership breeds success – Align Farms and Fert Solutions team up to test the Tow and Fert System. Just over a year ago, Ric…
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Align Farms
Canterbury, New Zealand
Align Farms
This is the story of how Align Farms reduced their ‘N’ inputs by up to 33% in one year. Rhys Roberts, CEO of Align Farms, knew they needed to change their nutrient programme. He an…
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Ross McKenzie
Southland, New Zealand
Ross McKenzie
Less Fertiliser, More Grass, Less Cost. In the Deep South of New Zealand, at Longwood near Riverton, changing to the Tow and Fert has saved Ross McKenzie and his farm time, money a…
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Jeff Bellamy
Taranaki, New Zealand
Jeff Bellamy
Coming from a system 5 farm with 850 cows in the heart of the Waikato to a small boutique style farm in Taranaki was a change that Jeff and Petri Bellamy were not expecting when th…
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Tim Hopkins
Manawatu, New Zealand
Tim Hopkins
Tim Hopkins uses the Tow and Fert Multi 4000 as a central part of their nutrient management approach. Rising fertiliser costs, tighter margins, and increasing environmental scrutin…
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Stories from around the world
Rex Harris
Byron Shire, NSW, Australia
Rex Harris
Rex Harris and his family run Piccadilly Park, a 60 hectare macadamia plantation near Bangalow in the Byron Shire, home to around 16,500 trees. Eleven years ago, they made the deci…
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Paul Rogers
Proserpine, Australia
Paul Rogers
Rethinking Cane Nutrition, Before the Crop Goes In Paul Rogers farms around 300 hectares of sugar cane near Proserpine in North Queensland, producing roughly 25,000 tonnes a year, …
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Josh Stephens
Camperdown, VIC, Australia
Josh Stephens
From Skeptic to Game Changer. Josh Stephens runs a 900 acre dairy farm milking around 430 cows near Camperdown, Victoria, and also contracts Tow and Fert application to farmers acr…
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Jason Klotz
Bundaberg, QLD, Australia
Jason Klotz
Fine-Tuning Fertiliser Under the Canopy. Jason Klotz grows macadamias across two properties near Bundaberg, Queensland, 80 hectares at the home farm at Elliott Heads and a further …
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Anne-Marie Barrow
Gippsland, Australia
Anne-Marie Barrow
Farming Naturally, On Her Own Terms. For Anne-Marie Barrow and her husband, running a Black Angus stud at Mirboo North, farming naturally has always been the goal, and finding the …
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Dave Shackson
Bundaberg QLD, Australia
Dave Shackson
One machine, 120,000 Trees. For Dave Shackson, farm manager on a 120,000 tree macadamia operation in Bundaberg, the challenge was never about finding a better fertiliser. It was ab…
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Owen Billing
Gippsland, Victoria
Owen Billing
Reducing synthetic N has been only one of the ways Owen has benefited from changing his system. Owen Billing has always looked to do things differently. In the early 2000s he began…
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James Hughes
Carmarthenshire, Wales
James Hughes
James Hughes: cutting nitrogen costs with foliar application in West Wales James Hughes has always believed that grass is the most valuable crop on his farm. Running almost 700 spr…
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Simon Leverett
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Simon Leverett
Foliar spraying in Wales: Should I put the fert out and hope it rains tomorrow? Capel Isaac, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales 150 acre council farm, 125 cows, spring calving, main…
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Robin & Torin Nicolson
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Robin and Torin Nicolson
Prompted by science – from a dissertation to a Multi 1200 purchase. Robin & Torin Nicolson are a father and son duo who run a dairy farm in the heart of Pembrokeshire. With 200 dai…
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