Public articles

Happy pets and election dread

Mac the Labrador is good at fetching firewood and he could make a good gun dog if Mark Guscott was a duck shooter.

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Regrets – I have a few

Mark Chamberlain finds himself looking forward to a gap year he wasn’t expecting.

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Crunching numbers second nature

A standout financial performance, constant and thorough planning, a strong partnership and off-farm fun all contribute to Wairarapa farmers Tim and Binds White’s farming success.

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Weather, cats and the future

As Paul and Suzie Corboy hit ages ending with a zero, they’re thinking about what to do next in life’s big adventure.

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Did you know?

We're all familiar with "daylight robbery" but the term's origins may surprise you.

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Beware unseen sub-clinical FE

Rural professionals often say unexplained production losses in beef cattle can sometimes be caused by unseen subclinical facial eczema.

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Techno grazing making good sense

Brothers Mack and Toby Lynn run Wakelins Station in Northland, confident in their decision making and happy to learn from their mistakes.

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Keeping that bedding dry

An alternative to limestone to reduce moisture in animal bedding.

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Station bred, fast finished

Otairi station in the Turakina Valley is a sheep and beef operation spanning three sites, and where most of the stock work is still done on horseback. Not so different from when the Duncan family first moved there in the 1800s. Onfarm profile by Sarah Horrocks.

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Rural/urban divide exaggerated

Don’t under-estimate the benefits of bringing up a family in the country,

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