What the farmers say

Integrated Farm Planning can seem a daunting task but there are plenty of resources and programmes available to support farmers to take the first step. Rebecca…


A dynamic approach

Integrated farm planning and farm assurance - everyone’s talking about it. But what does it mean, and how do we get a plan that works for our farming business?…


Episode 7 – Reducing fertiliser is a balancing act

When you are looking at putting the axe through on-farm costs, one of the biggest items that is under scrutiny is fertiliser. To balance your decision making,…


Smart tactics help make every nutrient count 

With on-farm cost pressures looking to continue for at least the foreseeable future, it’s expected that the squeeze on all farm inputs, including fertiliser,…


For the love of soil

A shared passion for soil health – and how we can harness that and turn it into our next value opportunity for New Zealand sheep and beef farmers – was the…


Autumn 2024

Read Country-Wide Autumn 2024 online here. Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.


Episode 6 – Top tips to deal with hard times financially in farming from the experts

Rebecca Greaves, Country-Wide Editor, along with her co-host Sarah Perriam-Lampp discuss how to navigate tough times in sheep & beef farming with top tips from…


Episode 5 – Landcare strategies from re-building in Gisborne to soils in Central Otago

In episode 5 of the Country-Wide Podcast, Editor of Country-Wide, Rebecca Greaves along with her co-host Sarah Perriam-Lampp discuss the rebuilding of the East…


Episode 4 – Loving our best mates, our working dogs!

In this episode, we celebrate our working dogs, those loyal companions who play a vital role on our farms.