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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.
Time for a Christmas break
The fun of tractor driving has lost its attraction for Suzie Corboy on her Owaka farm.
Woolshed and a gym
Pastures are short but very high quality with clover coming away – just how the lambs like it, writes Richard Gavigan.
Threat to a Kiwi cultural treasure
Carbon forests pose a threat to the long-established Kiwi culture of hill country pastoral farming, writes Paul Burt.