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For the love of soil
A shared passion for soil health – and how we can harness that and turn it into our next value opportunity for New Zealand sheep and beef farmers – was the focus of a two-day workshop held at Canterbury’s Craigmore Station in November 2023. Sarah Perriam-Lampp went along. Photos by Camilla Rutherford.
Autumn 2024
Read Country-Wide Autumn 2024 online here. Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.
The day the lake returned
Despite six years of native planting on their farm being destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle, the McBains have been busy replanting. By Rebecca Greaves. PHOTOS BY TUKITUKI LAND CARE
Forest owners baulk at ETS fee
Owners of forests registered in the Emissions Trading Scheme are challenging the introduction of an ongoing cost recovery fee, Rebecca Greaves reports.
A tale of four electorates: Rural NZ takes a step to the right
While voters in rural electorates took a right turn at the recent election, the trend has been to greater diversity, Hugh Campbell writes.
Shear determination
Four more rural men will put themselves through a gruelling 24-hour Shear 4U shearathon for the second year running, all in the name of charity.
In the wake of Gabrielle
Hawke’s Bay farmers are showing a heightened interest in protection and remedial work following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle and climate predictions. By Tim McVeagh.
Head-to-head with the neighbours
New Zealand's Trans Tasman test team went head-to-head with the Australians to take the Purina Pro Plan Trans Tasman Dog Trial Test Series at the Ashburton A&P Show at the end of October. Annabelle Latz reports.
Sheep measles: A risk to markets
All dog owners can play a part in reducing sheep measles.
Out on a limb
Doctoral student Kathryn Wright is researching the impact of plantation forestry on rural communities. By Annabelle Latz.