Country-Wide Winter 2025
Leave the weigh scale unit in the yards
Now you have WiFi in your yards! It’s time to leave work at work, avoiding the need to bring the weigh scale unit home at night to upload. View your cameras on an entrance to tell you the truck is coming, then file your Electronic ASD forms as the truck drives away.
Worried about security on farm?
Imagine being able to log on and check the fuel tank but see if the pivot is still turned on in the background, and that the trough isn’t leaking. Land Watch are rapidly growing eyes for farmers in more places than the back of their head!
Leveraging technology from horseback
From data-driven decision making to environmental monitoring and compliance, Richard and Annabelle Subtil have reaped the rewards of lucrative supply contracts by being able to prove any claim while maintaining traditional high-country values. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp Photos Elle Perriam
What is a fully connected farm?
We improved horsepower by fuelling it with diesel rather than hay. We mechanised blade-shearing and hand-milking with electricity in the woolshed and milking shed. Every advancement in farming history has resulted in a productivity gain from a new source. The next shift is fully connected farms.
Returning to his rural roots
After two decades in the corporate world, James Kellow realised his farming heritage on the windy Awhitu Peninsula near Auckland. The award-winning farm has since been converted from dairy to beef, a game bird estate as well as planting 300,000 native plants. Words Helena O’Neill, Photos Cristy Benson.
A century in the making
Monowai Station, Waimatā Valley, Gisborne, has entered its 100th year of being farmed by descendants of the Savage family. This is a farming business where long-held family values and traditional farming practices merge with efficiency, responsiveness to opportunities, and environmental good practice. Words & Photos Louise Savage.
When Alliance became a co-operative
Following years of strikes from unions, former Alliance Chairman John Falconer (93) recalls the creation of the co-operative and expansion of the processing and marketing operations under his tenure. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
Self-sufficient living with modern homesteading
The Good Life by Gillian Swinton is an inspirational how-to guide to modern homesteading, but with a deeply personal story of roots, resilience, and rediscovery. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
Winter 2025
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