Country-Wide November 2021
Trans-Tasman award finalists
The Zanda McDonald Award has announced their 2023 finalists, comprising six agricultural professionals from Australia and New Zealand.
Science: Pick your own rabbit hole
Geneticist Nicola Dennis thinks doing your own research makes sense and offers some tips on going about it the scientific way.
Why don’t farmers protest more?
Yet again as we went to print a farmer protest was about to take place. It’s a shame some people undermined the protest with their agendas and social media comments.
Off-farm investments pave way for succession
Tom Hargreaves had a career in architecture before returning to his family’s South Canterbury farm, home of the Kakahu Angus stud. He discussed their succession plan with Karen Trebilcock for our special publication: Farm Ownership & Succession 2021.
Following the tree line
The conversion of farmland to forestry to capture carbon credits has become an unsettling development in rural communities, with concerns around whether forestry planting is in fact adhering to the promised ‘right tree in the right place’ strategy. By Phil Edmonds.
The art of communication
In part two of a series, communication and starting early with discussion is important for successful family farm succession, Peter Flannery writes.