Country-Wide February 2023
First Nudies set for auction
Sheep farmers will have their first chance to buy ‘Nudie’ ram lambs at an auction at Masterton Showgrounds on March 1.
Sheep taking the plunge
It's not quite a swiss hot tub experience but it’s getting close.
Strong wool renaissence
A long-established wool company and furniture business have linked to provide sustainable furnishings. By Annabelle Latz.
Game time on your phone
Stuck for something to do when it rains over the holidays? Time to get out your phone, Kirstin Mills writes.
Dear Auntie Thistledown – Eggs! Where are they?
Eggs! Where are they? I’ve been to three supermarkets and I’m yet to get my hands on them.
Not over the hill yet
The gear and technology may have changed through the years, but Peter Snowdon says the thrill of the hunt remains.
Science and the critique
Jacqueline Rowarth responds to the Minister of Agriculture's assertion that scientists' criticism of regenerative agriculture is "just misinformation."
Planting for stock food and shelter
Most New Zealand farms are very efficient grass factories, some are treeless, grass deserts, but all could be made slightly more productive by planting some fodder trees, Peter Arthur writes.