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Still got a lot to learn

Mark Guscott extols the virtues of farm discussion groups, like the one he’s a member of in Wairarapa.

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Keeping it simple

King Country farmer Dani Darke has been preparing for summer.

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Was that a frock or a flock?

Matata farmer Paul Burt reflects on an early encounter with a staff crossdresser in a time when farming was simpler.

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Time to scuttle the waka

Southland farmer Dean Rabbidge has serious concerns about climate change partnership He Waka Eke Noa and its recommendations.

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Too dry to combine

A hot dry summer in Cambridgeshire, England, has left David Walston opting out of some future crops.

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Plaudits among the volatility

Prices are soaring for grain, and with it comes a negative knock-on effect on other sectors, such as dairy, Blair Drysdale writes from Northern Southland.

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Pitter, patter of falling rain

Amid the blasts of winter weather, it’s calving time for the team, writes Gaye Coates.

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Taking a line from The Boss

Blair Smith has found himself facing a mid-life crisis.

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Heeding the warnings

Given fair warning, Paul Burt takes care with the zip on a new pair of jeans.

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Weight loss, mental gain

Surrounded by newborn calves, Micha Johansen is relishing a new, slimmer self.

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