Country-Wide June/July 2023

A West Otago couple’s farm is limited by a lack of finishing country, but they are using good sheep genetics and feed strategically. By Terry Brosnahan.

Read Country-Wide June/July 2023 online here. Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.

Kerry Dwyer writes about the frustration he and many other farmers experienced with the Ministry for Primary Industries as it struggled to deal with Mycoplasma bovis. He’s still wanting answers.

New Zealand lacks good leaders, and while leadership courses are plentiful, Jacqueline Rowarth finds they are not created equal.

Holy hell, everything costs so much these days. Can you give me some pointers on how to add value onfarm without incurring extra costs?

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

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

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.

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

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