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The days of farmers arriving at a meeting with their bank manager with little more than an idea and expecting to work up a bankable proposition are long over. Tony Leggett investigates how to succeed in the new era in banking.

Pathways to farm ownership and, equally, farm succession planning have long been meaty issues the agricultural sector has battled to address. Landify is a new online platform that could be a game changer for those on both sides of the equation. Words Rebecca Greaves.

Entering into a farming partnership is a big decision and it’s important to ensure it’s the right fit for you and your family. We ask three rural professionals for their advice around building strong partnerships that achieve good outcomes for all parties.

With the right people and the right business structures, equity partnerships can be a win–win for all parties. They can allow retiring farmers to remain on their farm and in their community while offering a young family the opportunity to realise their farming goals. They can also allow established farmers to partner with investors to grow a land-based business. Sandra Taylor talks to three Mid-Canterbury farmers who are part of two successful, but very different equity partnerships.

Muller Station has won the Marlborough Farmer of the Year title. It’s not just off the back of their highly profitable sheep, but
for creating a pasture powerhouse out of hieracium- and rabbit-infested country. With Steve Satterthwaite at the helm for a half-century, Muller has taken up the best of the new and safeguards the cherished high-country traditions of the past. Words Jo Grigg, Photos Jim Tannock.

I joined our family seed business, Arthur Yates and Co, as a shy teenager in 1949, eventually becoming chief executive and managing director in 1973.

I was really drawn to this book’s title since moving to Methven and getting to experience that famous nor’wester wind, a powerful force that shapes much of the landscape’s character. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Read BEEF Country 2025 online here. BEEF Country is an annual journal packed with New Zealand’s inspirational and technical information in the aim to breed and finish ultimately the world’s best beef.

Read Country-Wide Autumn 2025 online here. Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.

When it comes to autumn pasture renewal, a strong plan underpins successfully meeting your farm’s feed quantity and quality needs.