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Strategies for a sustainable future
How strong wool growers can improve returns – Annabel Barnett’s Rural Leadership Programme report, Growers Feeling Fleeced, explores how market price might improve for strong wool growers.
Gaining credit for nature
Mitigating the risk of New Zealand’s unique wildlife, plants and habitats disappearing is at the heart of a proposed biodiversity credits system. Words Phil Edmonds
‘Ag’vocacy and why it’s important
Kate McBride is a fifth-generation farmer from Western NSW. She is a vocal advocate for rural Australia and continues this while working on her partner’s sheep station.
Waste not, want not
From the wine to the waste industry. WM New Zealand Managing Director Evan Maehl has gone from producing the wine to collecting the empty bottle from the kerbside, and he couldn’t be happier. He explains why waste is sexy, and why we should all care about it.
Let’s talk rubbish …
Taranaki dairy farmer Trish Rankin has worked with catchment groups to help farmers plan their actions, and with councils to build in better waste minimisation strategies for their rural communities, here she shares top tips for how to manage waste created onfarm.
Words Trish Rankin
Regenerating nature through collaboration
Farmers are conservationists at heart. Telling our story around the good work being done to enhance biodiversity on farm is key, and organisations like the Sustainable Business Network are partnering with businesses and landowners to access funds to help fast-track important biodiversity work on farms.
A new blanket approach
A scheme to find value-added markets for a family farm’s wool clip is now a full-fledged industry. Words and Photos by Malcolm Pullman
Growing a fine beer
Arrowtown’s Royalburn Station owner Carlos Bagrie has developed a tasty and thirst-quenching way to take control of his barley value chain.
Championing the sector
Amy Hoogenboom updates us on the fate of Future Beef and its youth event.
Stationbred Legacy
Stationbred horses play a vital role in the rich history of New Zealand farming. Hardy, sure-footed and with the heart to go all day long, East Coast horses have long been sought after. One Gisborne farming couple is dedicated to preserving and continuing the legacy of the stationbred horse. Rebecca Greaves visited them. Photos By Louise Savage.