Radio Broadcasts for Farmers

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 96, Issue 3, 15 March 1958, Page 280

Radio Broadcasts for Farmers

TJADIO broadcasts for farmers will be given during April as follows:

IYA Auckland, 7.45 p.m. 2 April—“ Autumn Pasture Management”, by D. M. E. Merry, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Pukekohe. 9 and 23 April—Talks by officers of Animal Industry Division, Department of Agriculture. 16 April“ Maintenance of Airstrips”, by E. H. Arnold, Assistant Fields Superintendent, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. 30 April“ Drain Cleaning (Chemical)”, by G. L. Banfield, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Thames. IXH Hamilton, 12.33 p.m. 14 April—" Wintering of the Ewe Flock”, by G. R. Mackintosh, Livestock Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. 21 —“Winter in the Vegetable Plot”, by W. Brandenburg, Horticultural Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. , 28 April—“ Overseas Farmers’ Organisations”, by C. D. May-Sommerville, Federated Farmers, Hamilton. IYZ Rotorua, 7.15 p.m. 2 April“ Autumn Management of Pastures”, by B. A. Gunning, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Matamata. 16 April" Management of the Ewe Flock”, by K. Wilson, Livestock Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Opotiki. 30 April" Winter Pasture Management on Dairy Farms”, by A. V. Allo, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Tauranga. 2XA Wanganui, 8 p.m. t 3 April—“ For the Country Woman”, by Mary MacDonald. 10 April" The Radio Vet.”, by S. Jamieson, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Wanganui. 17 April—" Pastures for Light Land”, by A. A. Duncan, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Wanganui. 24 —-“Woolshed Design”, by P. C. Marshall, Sheep and Wool Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Wanganui. 2YZ Napier, 7.10 p.m. 8 April" Practical Hints to Poultry Farmers”, by H. K. Mullins, Poultry Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hastings. 22 April-" Autumn and Winter Work about the Dairy”, by L. W. Scott, Farm Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Hastings. 2XG Gisborne, 8 p.m. 8 April Talk by J. D. Overbye, Horticultural Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Gisborne. 22 April—" Autumn Sown Crops Are Valuable”, by H. de O. Chamberlain, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Gisborne. 2ZA Palmerston North, 12.33 p.m. 14 April— and Management of New Pastures”, by F. G. Spite, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Masterton. 21 April" Cut Flowers for Market”, by J. B. Laurenson, Horticultural Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Palmerston North. 28 April-" Water Pumps in Their Right Place”, by J. O. Brasell, Farm Machinery Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Palmerston North. 3YA Christchurch, 12.20 p.m. 21 April“ Review of ‘The New Zealand Journal of Agriculture’”, by E. G. Smith, Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Rangiora.

4YA Dunedin and 4YZ Invercargill, 12.33 p.m. 2 April—" The Future of Farming", by Sir E. Bruce Levy, formerly Director, Grasslands Division. 9 and 16 April“T.B. Testing", by S. Jamieson, Supervisor of T-B. Testing. 14 April" Seasonal Stock Activities”, by I. M. Cairney, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Dunedin. 21 April—“ Handling the Potato Crop”, by A. R. Rankin, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Invercargill. 23 April“ Weeds and Pasture”, by D. B. Edmond, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palmerston North. 28 April" Milking Machine Hygiene”, by H. J. Dale, Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Dunedin. 30 April" The Boar is Half the Herd”, by I. Owtram, Extension Officer in Pig Husbandry, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. 4YZ Invercargill (following joint programme from 4YA and 4YZ) 14 April" Autumn Saved Grass”, by M. Smetham, Instructor in Agriculture, Department, of Agriculture, Gore. 21 April—“ The Year at the Works”, by H. Cato, Supervising Meat Inspector, Ocean Beach. 28 April—" Plant Nutrition”, by A. R. Rankin, Fields Instructor, Department of Agriculture,' Invercargill. Regular Sessions IXH Hamilton, Mondays at 12.33 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (Frankton stock market report), Wednesdays at 12.33 p.m. (report from Ruakura Animal Research Station), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. (stock sale review). IXN Whangarei, Mondays at 8 p.m. (Northland livestock report and “Farming for Profit”), Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (“Farming for Profit”), and Fridays at 8. p.m. (“News for the Farmer"). ■ IYA Auckland, Mondays at 12.33 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 7.45 p.m., and Fridays at 6 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. < IYZ Rotorua, Mondays at 12.33 p.m. (Waikato stock market review), Tuesdays at 7 p.m. (Hamilton stock market report), Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m. (Pig Council talk on fourth Wednesday of every other month at 12.33 p.m.), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 2XA Wanganui, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (Wanganui stock sale report), Thursdays at 8 p.m. 2XG Gisborne, Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8.2 p.m. (Gisborne stock market report). 2XN Nelson, Thursdays at 8 p.m. 2XP New Plymouth, Thursdays at 8.1 p.m. 2YA Wellington, Mondays at 7.15 p.m., Thursdays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 7 p.m. (Feilding stock market report). 2YZ Napier, Tuesdays at 12.12 p.m. (Hawke’s Bay orchardist session), Tuesdays at 7.10 p.m., Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m. (Hawke's Bay-Poverty. Bay livestock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 2ZA Palmerston North, Mondays at 12.33 p.m., Fridays at 8.45 p.m. (Feilding stock market report). 3XC Timaru, Mondays at 8 p.m. (Pleasant Point stock market report), Tuesdays (fortnightly) at 8 p.m. (Temuka stock market report), Wednesdays at 8 p.m., and Saturdays at 10.30 a.m. 3YA Christchurch, Mondays at 12.20 p.m., Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m. (Addington stock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. 3YZ Greymouth, Mondays and Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 4YA Dunedin, Mondays at 12.33 p.m., Tuesdays at 12.33 p.m., Wednesdays at 12.33 p.m. and 6.50 p.m. (Burnside stock market report), Thursdays at 12.33 p.m. 4YZ Invercargill, Mondays at 12.33 p.m., Tuesdays at 12.33 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. (Lorneville and Gore stock market reports), Wednesdays at 12.33 p.m., and . Thursdays at 12.33 p.m.