Country-Wide - Profile http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/ Latest Content for Profile 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 Sea-change and a steep learning curve Gordon and Jenni Vernon's decision to sell their Waikato dairy farm and buy a sheep and beef block had some people thinking they'd gone nuts. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11445.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Bulls help build capital stock numbers One of the key aims of the Vernon's five-year plan is to increase the farm's carrying capacity from 3500 stock units to 4000 stock units and finish 1000 lambs and 200 cattle annually. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11446.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Variety provides the spice of life For one Manawatu farming family, variety is the spice of life and diversification is the name of the game. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11447.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Texels an easy fit with garden responsibilities Following Rodney's motto of always doing something a little differently, the sheep flock at Crosshills farm has been bred from Romney to a Texel ewe flock during the past eight years. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11448.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Crosshills Country fair takes off Angela Wilson was the driver behind the successful inaugural November 2009 Crosshills Gardens Country Fair. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11449.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Lonestar Group - hill-country corporate Even on the easy days it's hard - but we are having a hell of a lot of fun." http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11414.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010 Development on a broad front During the past five years Dave has aimed to move Rainbow from a store/forward store extensive-run property to 100% finishing as quickly as possible. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11415.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010 Clean slate on family’s expansion farm The latest farmers to accept the challenge of the Monitor Farm Programme are taking a clean-slate approach. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11373.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 Survey results grim reading 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. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11374.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010 Soil fertility assessment the farm WOF Buying a farm without getting an accurate assessment of soil fertility is a bit like buying a house without a builder's report or a car without a WOF. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11375.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-02-2010