Listen: John Fagan on his competitive clan

10 Feb, 2017 03:11 AM

The Country: Jamie Mackay catches up with another member of the Fagan family. Today it's the turn of Sir David's older brother John, who Mackay likes to refer to as "the Jeff Wilson of rural sports". He gives us some insight on his "competitive" family.

Rowena Duncum loads up the Ecolab Solids

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Rowena Duncum loads up the Ecolab Solids

Rowena Duncum loads up the Ecolab Solids - on her own and into a small hatchback!

Rowena Duncum tries out the Cub Cadet LX547 ride-on mower

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Rowena Duncum tries out the Cub Cadet LX547 ride-on mower

The Country's Rowena Duncum puts the Cub Cadet LX547 through its paces.

Rabobank Good Deeds working bee at Te Mata Tennis Club

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Rabobank Good Deeds working bee at Te Mata Tennis Club

More than 15 community members chipped in to help lay the groundwork for a revamp of the club’s facilities.

Rare species found at Bennetts Stream restoration site

Rare species found at Bennetts Stream restoration site

The Bennetts Stream restoration project has discovered rare Canterbury mudfish and tadpole shrimp. Video / Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Fonterra financial results

Fonterra financial results

Fonterra financial results

Farmer enriches Burgess Stream ecosystem

Farmer enriches Burgess Stream ecosystem

Andrew Gilchrist has added 4500 native plants to his Swannanoa farm over the last three years to enhance 2.5km of the Burgess stream.

Successful farming career spanning four decades

Successful farming career spanning four decades

Keeping positive and sustaining a good work-life balance has led Nelson and Fiona Hancox to grow a large-scale sheep and beef operation across three West Otago properties. Video / OTD

Initiative to encourage farmers to connect with community

Initiative to encourage farmers to connect with community

Upper Clutha’s Stu and Sarah Jamieson started the Farmers versus Tradies annual cricket match to encourage farmers to get off-farm more often. Video / ODT

Integrated Farm Plan works for Andrew Gilchrist

Integrated Farm Plan works for Andrew Gilchrist

Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist has found an Integrated Farm Plan helpful for his business.

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Farmer Roscoe Taggart has been trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730-hectare arable and sheep farm in Cust.

Maintaining milk production with fewer cows

Maintaining milk production with fewer cows

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw, using genomic information provided by LIC, has reduced her herd by 15.

The Big Check-in

The Big Check-in

Host Te Radar explains The Big Check-in, an online event to support rural people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Cust farming couple's subsurface drip irrigation trial

Cust farming couple's subsurface drip irrigation trial

Gary and Penny Robinson have received positive feedback from farmers at their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial field days.

Cust farmer's N sensor trial

Cust farmer's N sensor trial

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is committed to creating a more efficient farming operation. Video / MPI

Southland stud farmers stunned by ram prices

Southland stud farmers stunned by ram prices

For the second year running, a Blackdale Stud Texel ram has topped the Gore Ram Sale. Video / Sandy Eggleston

The Country's Cub Cadet slalom

The Country's Cub Cadet slalom

Jamie Mackay challenges Rowena Duncum to a Steelfort "Political Slalom" on the Cub Cadet LX547 ride-on mower.

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Julie Bradshaw says good quality animal data is key to improving the efficiency of her farming operation.

Farmer's sensor-based nitrogen application trial

Farmer's sensor-based nitrogen application trial

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart hopes to prove the benefits of using sensor-based nitrogen application on his farm. Video / MPI

Cust farmers' subsurface drop irrigation trial

Cust farmers' subsurface drop irrigation trial

Gary and Penny Robinson are ready to study the data from their trial. Video / MPI

FieldaysTV 2022 - All the action from Day 2

FieldaysTV 2022 - All the action from Day 2

Day 2 of Fieldays did not disappoint - check out all the action from in the studio and out in the field with FieldaysTV. Video / Supplied

Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster

Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster

Early bird tickets to the Shepherdess Muster available Thursday for locals

Focus Live: PM announcing plan on reducing agricultural emissions

Focus Live: PM announcing plan on reducing agricultural emissions

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor, and Climate Change Minister James Shaw are making an announcement in the Wairarapa on the Government's plan to reduce agricultural emissions. Video / Mark Mitchell

Polar blast sweeps New Zealand

Polar blast sweeps New Zealand

October snow falls in Christchurch for first time in 53 years; polar blast sweeps through South Island, Wellington - cold temperatures in Auckland. Video / Supplied

Local Focus: Marcus Buddo on Candidate Camera

Local Focus: Marcus Buddo on Candidate Camera

Marcus Buddo has been on the rural community board for the last three years.

Local Focus: John Roil on Candidate Camera

Local Focus: John Roil on Candidate Camera

Talking about Kahurānaki General Ward, a rural area, he worries about the road and bridge conditions there.

Local Focus: Shirley Trumper on Candidate Camera

Local Focus: Shirley Trumper on Candidate Camera

Rotorua Rural Ward candidate Shirley Trumper discusses the big rural issues.

Wedderburn pub life a drawcard for Jen Kirchhofer

Wedderburn pub life a drawcard for Jen Kirchhofer

Auckland digital marketer and strategist Jen Kirchhofer, who originally hailed from the United States recently took up a job at Wedderburn pub. Video / ODT

The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials

The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials

The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials at Waimumu raised money for Hospice Southland. Video / Sandy Eggleston

Dunedin vet calls for cat controls

Dunedin vet calls for cat controls

A Dunedin veterinarian says introducing cat controls is about the welfare of the animals, not killing them. Video / ODT

The 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards

The 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards

Judges sample bacon and ham to decide who gets gold, silver and bronze medals at the awards.

Fernside dairy farmer's passion for genetics

Fernside dairy farmer's passion for genetics

Four of Julie Bradshaw's cows have been selected for LIC's breeding programme.

Focus: Minister of Agriculture on foot and mouth disease

Focus: Minister of Agriculture on foot and mouth disease

Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor spoke about the country's biosecurity systems and the threat of foot and mouth disease should it reach New Zealand. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern holds Post-Cabinet press conference

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern holds Post-Cabinet press conference

PM Jacinda Ardern to talk about foot and mouth, Green Party troubles, and Three Waters at press conference. Video / Mark Mitchell

Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs for Cust farmer

Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs for Cust farmer

Roscoe Taggart is using a handheld nitrogen tester in conjunction with nitrogen sensors to apply the right amount of fertiliser on-farm.

Focus: Wild weather batters the country

Focus: Wild weather batters the country

Heavy rain and high winds have battered the country as a front travels North. Video / George Heard / NZ Herald / Ōpōtiki District Council

$9300 for top dog at Gore sale

$9300 for top dog at Gore sale

$9300 has been paid for a top farm dog at the annual sale in Gore. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Michael Curreen / ODT

Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial

Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial

Cust dairy grazers Penny and Gary Robinson have established a good baseline for the next season of their subsurface drip irrigation trial.

Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions

Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions

Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw and Flaxton farmer Stu Bailey participated in a five-year NIWA co-innovation study.

Seasonal workers graduate cooking class

Seasonal workers graduate cooking class

Seasonal horticultural workers showed off their confidence in the kitchen after learning how to cook as part of free training funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Video / Shannon Thomson

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