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Ah, the scent of summer rain
Technology’s great when it works as the sales people claim, Mark Guscott reckons.
People or trees for neighbours?
From manicured sheep farm, through a dairy conversion and to the prospect of another carbon plantation, Paul Burt gives a brief history lesson.
Understanding GHG costs
Start thinking about sheep burps as a daily cost against farm income. Joanna Grigg helps farmers get up to speed on proposed agricultural emissions pricing.
Ready to tear into 2022
John Scott reflects on the disruption to life at Fearn Farm and looks forward to a better 2022.
Thistles in the wind
Knocking back the thistles is Blair Smith’s recipe for avoiding discord over facts and figures.
Here come the rellies
January and school holidays means it’s down on the farm for city kids. Charlotte Rietveld and team accommodate the invasion.
Overcome by technology
A cap of cloud on Granite Peak was once all that was needed to forecast imminent rain, Gaye Coates writes.
The big decision
After three years of surgery and medication Chris Biddles decided to have his leg amputated.
Water, water and rules everywhere
The crops enjoyed some early summer rain, but the question of water is exercising many, Roger Barton writes from South Wairarapa.
Closing out the Year
Put too many animals together for too long under tight conditions and the stresses soon begin to surface. It’s the same with people, Nick Loughnan writes.