Country-Wide - Focus http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/ Latest Content for Focus en-nz http://www.country-wide.co.nz/image/country_wide_logo.gif Copyright 2007 The New Zealand Farmers Weekly http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/feed/ The New Zealand Farmers Weekly RSS Generator info@cplfirst.co.nz info@cplfirst.co.nz Plenty to attend to off the farm Like many parts of the North Island we have plenty of grass and could use more mouths on it. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11434.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Otunui district celebrates 100 years The highlight of this year so far has been the reunion of friends and neighbours of the Otunui district just west of Taumarunui. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11435.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Do they have mud on their boots? Farm advice is a different thing from farm advisers, who perform a useful function. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11436.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Special family occasion The mad rush of Christmas is over, the ewes are shorn, the baleage is made and I am sitting in the Wanaka sun writing this article. Mary has been working for Central Otago Kindergartens, establishing their home-based education and care service in Queenstown and Wanaka and has access to the sunshine more often now. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11410.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010 Record lamb weaning weights Lamb weaning is over for another year, and we were very happy with the results. It is the first year that we have managed to kill over a thousand lambs off their mothers and at good carcass weights, averaging over 17kg. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11411.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010 Lambs growing well, shame about the price 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. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11354.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 Lining it all up for busy, busy days 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. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11355.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 Biologically, it is looking good I've come up with a new line when people ask "How's the farm going?" http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11356.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 Satellite set-up for schools A computer and internet connection are now considered essential classroom tools, but for teachers in some of this country's rural schools the idea of setting work based on access to the internet is little more than a dream. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11357.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 No such thing as productive land Sir, Regarding the article Good land ‘suffering death by a 1000 cuts' (Country-Wide December, 2009, Mr Stokes clearly occupies a position of power and influence within Environment Bay of Plenty, as manager of land resources. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11305.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-01-2010