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Give me a break
Covid put the kibosh on her trip two years ago, but in July this year Alison Robertson finally got away.
Milk price reduces options
Impacts of cuts to forecasted milk payments to the nation’s 12,000 dairy farms are expected to ripple across the wider economy, including the arable sector. By Victoria Rutherford.
Making it fair for everyone
The Firearms Registry is a major change, with all licence holders now required to register each firearm after an ‘activating circumstance’ such as a licence renewal or a change of address.
Farmers need science-led methane review
Global understanding of climate change science has evolved significantly since New Zealand’s emissions reduction targets were set in 2019.
We’re off to France and Italy
John Scott and family have become involved in Scotland’s agritourism.
Tech investment drives business
Investment in precision agriculture and a focus on input efficiencies is showing tangible results for a South Canterbury farming family. By Victoria Rutherford.
Driving plant productivity
Generating $30 billion a year and employing one in every 10 people, New Zealand’s economic fortunes rest heavily on the productivity of its pastoral sector. By Sandra Taylor.
Turning up the heat
Nick Loughnan is blown away by the vision of a lost glacier.
Research into no wool and finer wool
Landcorp chief executive Mark Leslie believes a benefit of more than $40 million a year could be delivered by 2040 to the sheep industry through two of its subsidiary Focus Genetics’ research programmes. By Glenys Christian.
August/September 2023
Read Country-Wide August/September 2023 online here. Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.