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Putting plans in place
While George Moss, in Tokoroa is buying more greenhouses and focussing on being self sufficient, he is urging industry to lead harder when it comes to managing emissions.
Where is your bucket?
What and where we carry in our bucket of life’s experiences affects where we are going, Suzanne Hanning writes.
2023 goodbye
Frances Coles is always relieved to see the calendar flick over to January again each year, knowing that there is time set aside for catching up with family and friends.
Is platemetering a thing of the past?
Hamish Hammond ranks pasture-measuring as one of the highest priorities of the business.
Booking a week at the beach
Farmers have myriad ways of successfully dealing with Northland’s challenging landscape, but now’s the time to take a break, writes Andrew Booth.
Keeping staff morale over calving
Happy, healthy calves have made for a happy Jess Lea, the calf-rearer.
A holistic approach to monitoring water quality
Checking the eDNA of water in the river crossing through their farm has had a positive impact, Penelope Drysdale writes.
But, what does it cost?
A group of 15 farms across the country are focusing on lower ‘per-unit’ cost of production with a view to helping identify where farmers may minimise impacts of lower payouts, Anne-Marie Wells writes.