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Deferred grazing could be a great option for your farm, to reduce costs, and improve soil health, with environmental benefits too, and could be as simple as shutting the paddock gate. In this episode, hear from Waikato farmer Bill Garland, who has implemented this practice on his farm, and AgResearch’s Dr Katherine Tozer, the scientist behind the research into deferred grazing. We also hear from Property Brokers General Manager Rural, Conrad Wilkshire, about what changing land use regulations could mean for the rural property market going into 2025.

An extract from a new book by Dr. Annette O'Sullivan, from Massey University School of Design and renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher that records the impact of the 180-year-old wool industry from iconic historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand. Words Annette O’Sullivan, Photos Jane Ussher.

Farmers who love annual clovers can try out two more varieties from autumn 2026 tested on the Canterbury Plains as well as in Perth and eastern Australia. Words Joanna Grigg.

At their wits' end after years of failed pour-on treatments and plunge dipping, the innovation of MSD Animal Health’s Flexolt is being praised as a game-changer by Marlborough farmers, Eric and Sally Smith, as they use the first ever oral lice treatment for sheep. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Drench resistance has been a ticking time bomb for a while. North Canterbury veterinarian Erin Riley first saw the signs of it in the UK before she moved to New Zealand, but was confident that the evolution f combination drenches would buy enough time - she was wrong. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

The breakthrough of low-cost DNA parentage data across commercial flocks is here thanks to some Kiwi No. 8 wire innovation, based on modified fencing pliers and designed by a geneticist who grew up with Merino. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Photo Sharron Bennett.

Whether you’re a Merino breeder or looking to purchase rams for a commercial flock, the new MERINOSELECT indexes can hold the key to improving a flock's genetic merit. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Waihopai Downs’ Tom and Emma O’Sullivan share their passion for super-fine Merinos, kicking career goals together as they build towards their own stud at Emma’s family property, which they lease in the high country of west Marlborough. Words Joanna Grigg.

Benmore Station has been the classroom for stock manager Luke Duncan to soak up knowledge in Merino breeding as the industry evolves to more dual-purpose animals. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Photos Anna Munro.

The management of Lake Ohau Station hasn’t changed a lot through its history of leaseholders, and current managers Tom and Sally Moore continue to farm traditionally with the limitations of a hard high country station flanked against the Southern Alps. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Photos Anna Munro.