Country-Wide February 2023

Leasing for farm ownership

A Hunterville couple is moving closer to their goal of farm ownership by building equity through leasing and cutting costs, Terry Brosnahan writes.

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Growing networks and equity

With the right skills, there are opportunities for people to make hugely rewarding careers out of farm management.

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Farm competition winners consistent

When farm business competition winners from the lower North Island shared their success stories at field days late last year, they all had a similar ring. Tony Leggett reports.

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Profits fall but beef remains strong

After a topsy-turvy couple of years in farming, Tom Ward analyses the impact of income and costs.

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Tractor horsepower not cheap

Kerry Dwyer checks out the costs of running a tractor on a farm.

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A bird in the hand

David Walston in the United Kingdom thinks he’s rich in lots of ways, mostly because he’s been lucky, but wasn’t last year when it came to selling his wheat.

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NZ is going to the dogs

North Otago farmer Jane Smith is boiling-mad over many government proposals and worried about the damage reforms will do to NZ farms, farmers and the economy.

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Spare a thought for Ukrainian farmers

The speed at which so many world events slip into the past, it is only the really big events that stand out and anchor themselves in our memories, Nick Loughnan writes.

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A random single event

Paul Burt takes a break from dagging ewes and contemplates the randomness of existence.

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