Growing your networks and lifting your profile are cited as some of the great outcomes for previous Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards winners. The Awards are also a chance to showcase our pasture-based red meat industry to our peers and the wider public. Entries are now open and close on the 8 December. Words Sandra Taylor.

For those who enjoy a humorous insight into the highs and lows of rural life through the eyes of a rural vet in New Zealand, Rory Dean’s Adventures of a Country Vet is a must. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

As a young consultant, Conan Moynihan is helping shape the future of farming, drawing on both his rural upbringing in South Canterbury and his deep commitment to finding the sweet spot of environmental and economic sustainability. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Proud as punch at home in Haast, Kerry Eggeling’s story is one of euphoria and tragedy. A full life lived on the wild West Coast. Words Carly Thomas, Photos Francine Boer.

Renowned rural accountant, Pita Alexander, shares some great ‘Lessons for Life’ for the younger generation in New Zealand in 2025. Words Pita Alexander, Alexanders.

From heavy lambs for Atkins Ranch, to yearling sire bulls for the dairy market, Michael and Jane Cammock at Kouratahi farm in the Wairarapa focus on added value and knowing where their end product is destined for. Words Rebecca Greaves. Photos Brad Hanson.