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Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription. It is a trusted farm management publication, delivering content on red meat, wool and arable farming topics. Each issue gives you independent, credible and often exclusive information to help run your farm business better.

26/06/2025

We have a unique and special offer that gifts everyone in the household!

Purchase a Country-Wide 12 month print + digital subscription between 9 June and 6 August 2025 and you’ll automatically receive a FREE* Life & Leisure 12 month subscription!

Plus, go in the draw to WIN* A WEEKEND at The Bearded Poet!
Go in the draw to win a weekend getaway at Camp Bay on Banks Peninsula 40 minutes from Christchurch for some well deserved rest and relaxation at The Bearded Poet as featured in our Life & Leisure Winter cover story.

Subscription must be purchased by 6 August 2025 to be eligible for special offer and prize draw.

Buying bulls just got simpler! 🐂Bigger isn’t always better, especially in hill country. With Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s n...
22/06/2025

Buying bulls just got simpler! 🐂

Bigger isn’t always better, especially in hill country.
With Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s new nProve Beef tool, you can easily select bulls that fit your farm’s needs without getting lost in complicated numbers.Just use the sliders to find the top 20% of animals for the traits that matter most.

Ready to make smarter bull-buying decisions?
Check out the full story in Country-Wide Winter issue — out now! ❄️

After two decades in the corporate world, James Kellow realisedhis farming heritage on the windy Awhitu Peninsula near A...
19/06/2025

After two decades in the corporate world, James Kellow realised
his farming heritage on the windy Awhitu Peninsula near Auckland.
The award-winning farm has since been converted from dairy to
beef, a game bird estate as well as planting 300,000 native plants.

Photos Cristy Benson

18/06/2025

Ecologist David Norton highlights the urgent need for coordinated, long-term efforts to control wilding pines and other pests threatening Marlborough’s high country ecosystems. Working with farmers like Steve Satterthwaite, he advocates integrating biodiversity protection into practical farm management to safeguard the landscape’s future.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

15/06/2025

Will Wilding of Te Mania Angus shares how their focus on maternal strength, innovation, and commercial validation is shaping a new era in Angus breeding. Don’t miss their 2025 Bull Sale—1:00pm Wednesday 18 June at the Te Mania Saloon Bar.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

Monowai Station in Gisborne’s Waimatā Valley isn’t just a farm — it’s a living legacy. For nearly a century, five genera...
13/06/2025

Monowai Station in Gisborne’s Waimatā Valley isn’t just a farm — it’s a living legacy. For nearly a century, five generations of the Savage and Watson families have nurtured this hill-country station, blending tradition with innovation.

From predator trapping and native planting to smart genetics and cyclone recovery, Laura and Jeremy Watson are proving that environmental stewardship and profitable farming can go hand in hand. With a heartfelt connection to the land, deep community roots, and a clear vision for the future, Monowai is a powerful example of what’s possible when legacy meets leadership.

Read the full story in the Winter issue of Country-Wide.

12/06/2025

Nuffield Scholar Carlos Bagrie urges New Zealand to diversify beyond agriculture and tourism with long-term planning and bold collaboration. He calls for a national conversation to build a resilient economy and shape the country’s future.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

12/06/2025

George and Penny Johns of Kaiwara Angus focus on breeding structurally sound, fertile bulls that thrive in tough hill country. They balance type with data, aiming for animals that look good, last long, and perform where it counts - on commercial dryland farms. Find out more about their on-farm bull sale on the 13th of June at the Kaiwara Farm website.

Listen online below, or via your favourite podcast platform!

11/06/2025

Tom Sanson of Simmental NZ joins the Beef country podcast to explain why Simmental bulls are top performers for terminal sire roles, offering growth, carcass yield, and hybrid vigour. Discover upcoming Simmental bull sales nationwide at https://bit.ly/3SJ3Puj.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

11/06/2025

OUT NOW ❄️ COUNTRYWIDE WINTER EDITION
If one farmer can have an uplift in income by $200,000/year due to virtual fencing... what does that mean if that one technology was rolled out across all hill-country farms?

The future is connected.
From six-figure productivity gains to 100-year legacies, this issue dives into the tech, tradition, and environmental tools shaping modern farming.

🔌 What is a fully connected farm?
🌾 Curbing winter nitrogen leaching with catch crop oats
🦌 Venison exports exceed expectations
🌱 A biodiversity blueprint from South Otago
🏔️ 100 years of Savage family stewardship at Monowai Station

Read the full stories in Country-Wide Winter, get your copy today!
https://hubs.la/Q03rBX8X0

10/06/2025

Steve Satterthwaite of Muller Station in Marlborough is tackling the growing threat of wilding pines spreading across Crown land, risking the region’s fragile dryland and alpine ecosystems. His farm balances production with strong environmental stewardship to protect the landscape for future generations.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

08/06/2025

Paul Williams, owner of Turihaua Angus joins the Beef country podcast to discuss how tradition and technology combine to produce resilient, predictable genetics for commercial success. Don’t miss their on-farm Bull Sale—3:30pm Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 771 Whangara Road, Gisborne.

New episode out now! Listen, or via your favourite podcast platform.

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Country-Wide is New Zealand’s only dedicated pastoral and arable farming magazine, available on subscription.

It is a trusted, top farm management, monthly publication focused on making farmers more money in a sustainable way.

It concentrates on what happens behind the farm gate, giving readers independent, credible and often exclusive information to help them run their farm businesses better.