Consultation of Specialists

Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 36

Consultation of Specialists The farmers enlisted the help of Mr G. George, the local storekeeper, and that of Mr A. C. Price, a member of the Bay of Islands Farm Improvement Club, in gaining access to information and advice for improving their farming methods. One of the first steps was to visit the grassland research station at Kaikohe. Mr W. Burns, Department of Agriculture advisory officer at Kaikohe, then visited Waima and discussed further the benefits of heavy initial top-dressing, pasture control and pasture species most suited to the area. With a fuller understanding of the knowledge that could be made available to them, farmers formed a club with 26 members, in November, 1961. Since then the club has had lectures and visits from a number of other specialists, including pig advisory officers. farm improvement club advisers and veterinarians. They have visited improved farms and attended farming conferences.