Country-Wide January 2023

BakerAg ag consultant Rachel Joblin takes a look at data and comes up with the changes in lamb production costs for the past 14 years.

Wairarapa’s Wairere Station stands out for its innovative approach to farming in a challenging environment. Tony Leggett reports.

We often hear references to the economic or environmental costs but what about the emotional price?

Reflecting on life in the real world, Mark Chamberlain gets prepared for 2023.

Having seen the United Kingdom’s 1991 foot and mouth outbreak up close as a vet, Dr Tom Brownlie realised there were some early warning signs of the disease’s spread.

 Five years of development has already gone into Rurtec’s cordfree shearing handpiece. Ian Carr, the Hamilton company’s managing director, says the models already on the market are chunky and difficult to handle, removing some of the benefits of not needing to be connected to a power supply.

Canterbury inventor Mike Evans’ Fieldays was made when within 15 minutes of him setting up in the Innovations Hub a manufacturer came by who expressed interest in producing his Bona Staple.

Sustenance rations for malnourished children in famine-hit countries were supposed to prevent stunting and wasting. But they didn’t.

Smartphone apps frequently ask for permission to access features. But should you agree? Kirstin Mills writes.