» Country-Wide North
» Country-Wide South
» The NZ Farmers Weekly
» Annual Publications
» Dairy Exporter
» Young Country
» The Deer Farmer

» NZX Rural
» Country-Wide
» The NZ Farmers Weekly
» The Deer Farmer
» Dairy Exporter
» Young Country
» Country Properties
» Farmers Weekly Jobs

Latest News Headlines
Cattle prices steady at boosted Wellsford sale 08-02-2010 | Not Specified Market Wrap | The New Zealand Farmers Weekly Dry conditions brought cattle from Dargaville region to bolster local numbers at Wellsford last week and the market maintained steady prices, Grant Pallister of PGG Wrightson said. » Read full article 08-02-2010 » Maori dairy venture raises supply stakes 08-02-2010 » Dollar may still bounce 08-02-2010 » Hands across the sea is way to go 08-02-2010 » Companies push for Easter lambs

Farm Focus

Lambs growing well, shame about the price
01-02-2010 | Contributor
Lamb | Country-Wide Northern
December, as for everyone, is always a busy month. Despite there often being a few more sheep each year, we still like to get everything weaned, shorn or dipped before Christmas. » Read full article

Lining it all up for busy, busy days
01-02-2010 | Contributor
Farm Management | Country-Wide Northern
We have just heaved a big sigh of relief ... the shearers have left our place and gone on to make the day of another farmer who is up to his or her neck in ewes, lambs, dags and wool. » Read full article

Farm Business

Dams plan full of challenge
01-02-2010 | Marie Taylor
Business | Country-Wide Northern
Six new dams for irrigation in Central Hawke's Bay are a great idea but making it pay at an individual farm level is the challenge, Phil Tither says. » Read full article

Irrigation scheme ‘worth looking at’
01-02-2010 | Not Specified
Business | Country-Wide Northern
Otane farmer Hugh Ritchie is enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by the proposed irrigation scheme in Central Hawke's Bay. » Read full article

Farm Profile

Clean slate on family’s expansion farm
01-02-2010 | Mike Bland
Farm Management | Country-Wide Northern
The latest farmers to accept the challenge of the Monitor Farm Programme are taking a clean-slate approach. » Read full article

Survey results grim reading
01-02-2010 | Not Specified
Monitor Farms | Country-Wide Northern
The challenge for the Waikato/Franklin Monitor Farm group is to get the operation into the top 20% of farms of its type for economic farm surplus, facilitator Brendan Brier says. » Read full article

Farm Livestock

Battling to build a back-country life
01-02-2010 | Jackie Harrigan
Farm Management | Country-Wide Northern
Even after 48 years of toil on their farm at Erua, life is no picnic for Don and Velma Siemonek. » Read full article

Couple turn their hand to anything
01-02-2010 | Not Specified
Farm Management | Country-Wide Northern
Necessity is the mother of invention and Don and Velma Siemonek have turned their hands to many trades to keep the money coming flowing in order to develop their farm. » Read full article

Farm Pasture

Changes cultivate farm profit
01-02-2010 | Robert Pattison
Pasture | Country-Wide Northern
A change in cultivation and cultivar has produced top results on an eastern Southland farm. » Read full article

Simple system for bobby calves
01-02-2010 | Not Specified
Pasture | Country-Wide Northern
Nurse cows and bobby calves are Belinda Dodd and daughter Nikayla's passion and hobby. » Read full article