In this episode, Rebecca Furzeland shares how she and her husband Andrew have built one of New Zealand’s standout large-scale calf rearing operations,…

New Zealand is renowned for producing safe, nutritious food with ethical farming practices. This special report explores how food and fashion brands are…

This special episode of CountryWide explores the first independent evaluation of Halter’s virtual fencing and herding technology, now used on more than 600,000…

In this episode, Louise Cook, Fonterra’s Environment Programme Lead for On-Farm Excellence, unpacks how farmers boost efficiency while cutting emissions in a…

What’s driving smarter, more strategic weaning decisions? In this episode, Andrew Dowling, Technical Expert - Animal Production at PGG Wrightson, breaks down…

What are the key drivers behind New Zealand’s 47% reduction in antibiotic sales? In this episode, Dr Annabel Harris, Chair of the NZVA’s Antimicrobial…

Read CountryWide Summer 2026 online here. CountryWide is New Zealand’s only dedicated farmers and growers magazine, available on subscription.

Born and raised in farming communities in the Waikato, Saskatchewan arable farmer, Sean Case, shares the contrast where farming liquid gold is very different.

Heavy rain events provide an opportunity for farmers to record where water is flowing across farms and if mitigation action is needed. Words Heather Chalmers,…