December 11, 2025
Special Episode – Halter: Driving Profit, Efficiency and Sustainability
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…
December 4, 2025
Episode 91 – Reducing emissions without sacrificing profit
In this episode, Louise Cook, Fonterra’s Environment Programme Lead for On-Farm Excellence, unpacks how farmers boost efficiency while cutting emissions in a…
December 1, 2025
Episode 90 – Weaning Check Impacts Lamb Cheque
What’s driving smarter, more strategic weaning decisions? In this episode, Andrew Dowling, Technical Expert - Animal Production at PGG Wrightson, breaks down…
November 21, 2025
Episode 89 – Improvements in the Face of Antibiotic Resistance
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…
November 20, 2025
Summer 2026
Read CountryWide Summer 2026 online here. CountryWide is New Zealand’s only dedicated farmers and growers magazine, available on subscription.
November 19, 2025
Cropping in Canada
Born and raised in farming communities in the Waikato, Saskatchewan arable farmer, Sean Case, shares the contrast where farming liquid gold is very different.
November 19, 2025
Keep soil in its place
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,…
November 19, 2025
Uncovering the secrets of ‘good mums’
A groundbreaking new sheep trial is set to find the link between lamb survival rates and flock resilience by delving into the crucial role of ewes as ‘good…
November 19, 2025
Counting crops
Taking a bird’s eye view is bringing a level of accuracy to a range of on-farm practices, allowing precise plant counts for crops such as fodder beet and…