Country-Wide October/November 2023

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

In its 10th year, applications now open for the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award, open to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 21-35 working in the agriculture sector.

Without endophytes, ryegrasses suffer. Sandra Taylor reports on research into the fungi, their positives and negatives.

When banks won’t lend, it’s the place of other institutions to step in. By Phil Edmonds.

The longer a lamb is on your farm, the more it costs to grow. By Andrew Roe.

What separates farms in the top 25% of performers from those at the bottom, vet Andrew Cochrane asks?

Photographer Sarah Horrocks joins the roundup of Canterbury high country Cleardale Station’s herd of Angus cattle after an autumn spent on neighbouring Manuka Point.

Rural schools putting their foot down when it comes to synthetic carpets and backing their communities by choosing wool carpet will have a helping hand from carpet manufacturer, Bremworth.

Inspiring our bodies to move and igniting discussion about moving from synthetic to wool fibres, Move to Wool Movement Mat is one of many innovative small Kiwi businesses advocating for the future of strong wool. By Rebecca Greaves.

The story of wool is easy to tell. Wool is a just a haircut. It’s sustainable, natural and biodegradable, so it ticks many boxes. By Tony Leggett.