Special Report – Time to rethink your pre-lamb

Are your ewes performance ready this season? In this must-listen vodcast, NZVA Sheep & Beef Cattle Branch president Alex Meban of VetEast joins Sarah to…


Firearms and mental health: A Balancing Act

Firearms and mental health are a serious topic and attitudes around them can be emotional and polarising. Words Kathryn Wright.


A warming Winter crumble

The secret to a good winter-warming pudding is to have something already prepared; so when that cold weather seeps in, all you have to do is reach into the…


Keep the Sheep!

Steven Bolt is a farmer from Corrigin, in the Central Wheatbelt of Western Australia. He runs a mixed farming enterprise of merino sheep stud and cropping. He…


A quarter of our annual rainfall in 36 hours

Brent Fisher is a third-generation farmer based outside of Christchurch at Motukarara (1,000-acre hill block rising to 350m) and Greenpark (1,275 acres 2m…


Carrying our story Further: Honest reflections from India

Sam Hurley is a third-generation farmer at Papanui Estate near Hunterville and co-owner of Honest Wolf with his wife Sophie and children, Harry, Gussie and…


Protecting Central Otago’s largest stand of alpine tōtara

Andrew Paterson is a third-generation farmer at Matakanui Station near Ōmakau with his wife Tracy where they farm Polwarth merino sheep and Hereford cattle.


Conscious Valley wins Outstanding Food Producer Awards

In a quiet valley, just 20 minutes from downtown Wellington, farmer Hamish Best is marrying his passion for farming with his marketing which he hopes will…


A biodiversity blueprint

In the gullies of Clinton in South Otago, the Campbells have developed an innovative new approach to native planting and maintenance that’s more affordable,…


The Future of Forestry: Time to re-establish a native tree industry?

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is urging a “fundamental rethink” of New Zealand’s forestry policy and its role in emissions…