CountryWide Spring 2025

Drench Failure Warning Signs

Ginny Dodunski, Wormwise Programme Manager warns dairy and beef cattle farmers to move faster to avoid a repeat of the drench failure catastrophe seen in lamb systems. Words Tony Leggett.

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Feed Planning for Lamb Success

Spring is a critical time – pasture growth accelerates, and stock performance can soar if managed well. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

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Expand Their Horizons

It’s not new that farmers learn best from other farmers, particularly small groups that meet regularly. Is it time to expand your knowledge in a key area by joining a focus group? Words Sandra Taylor.

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Smarter Planning = Performance

Spring is a season of opportunity – but to make the most of it, proactive planning and sharp execution are essential. This is the critical window to set up your farm for a productive and profitable year. Words Jacob Quinn.

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Diversification Pays the Bills

A UK YouTuber farmer with 14 different income streams shared his entrepreneurial recipe as a recent keynote speaker at the Foundation for Arable Research conference. Words Heather Chalmers.

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Integrating Forestry Into Sheep & Beef Farming

How can sheep and beef farmers see forestry as more than a binary choice between farming and full conversion to pine plantations? New Zealand Institute of Forestry registered Forestry Consultant Peter Handford showcases the business case for sheep and beef operations to integrate forestry to support overall farm management and profitability. Words Peter Handford, Groundtruth.

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Price Hedging Options Expand

As the demand for price hedging to manage volatility grows, Fonterra has expanded its Price Risk Management services to offer farmers greater flexibility in managing milk price volatility. Words Sheryl Haitana.

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Investing Off Farm

The only constant in life is change. When it comes to investing off farm it is important for your asset allocation to balance risk and reward, income and growth, and short-term needs with long-term goals. Is your off-farm investment strategy current? Words Angus Marks, Andrew Austin and Harriet Jones, Wealth Management Advisors, JBWere

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The Regulatory Pendulum

How recent policy went too far and ended up starving New Zealand agriculture of capital which contributed to the 2023–2024 recession. Words Forbes Elworthy.

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Ensuring Farmers Don’t Bear Cost of Misattributed Emissions

NIWA research is under way in the Wairarapa to differentiate how much methane in the atmosphere comes from farm animals vs local wetlands. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

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