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BIRD'S EYE VIEW
From the majestic soaring of a Harrier high over the farmland to the antics of some garden species many people derive great pleasure from birds. »
Leading from the farm

Wednesday, 25 August 2010
When Mark and Lorraine Stanton bought Vowley Farm in Wiltshire, it was because of their love of horses, and deep interest in natural horsemanship. »
Blueprint for the future of shopping?
Friday, 20 August 2010
The idea that the consumer can meet the grower is bringing the vital ingredient of human contact back into trade and barter. »
Easy coupling for safe backs
Friday, 20 August 2010
Of necessity trailer couplings are resilient bits of kit. Designed to stay on a vehicle they are pretty unforgiving when it comes to removing them and man-handling them. »
• Towards a rewarding agricultural career »
• Seminars aim to protect water »
• Topside down »
• Need for practical interpretation »
• Get the nursery paddock ready »
• Kiwi ingenuity alive and kicking »
Kaiwaka, Wellsford and Te Hana
Friday, 13 August 2010
The prospect of a semi-motorway from Puhoi to Wellsford has turned the spotlight on all kinds of issues for residents in the region. »
A brief history of the camelids
Friday, 20 August 2010
Alpacas are South American camelids, members of the family Camelidae.  The camels of the Sahara and Asia (Old World camels) are also members of this family. »
Of nasturtiums and naughty cats
Friday, 13 August 2010
Gardens are a form of autobiography. – Sydney Eddison, Horticulture magazine, August/September 1993. »
Winter sun, staples and the bike
Friday, 18 June 2010
By the time you read this we will be sitting on the shortest day or have just waved it goodbye and I am writing this diary in warm sunny weather, just like summer.  »
A home for health
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
For anyone seeking to build a home the choices can be daunting and the process stressful. It is therefore encouraging to find how much can be achieved through philosophy. »
Being organic - is it worth it?
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Going organic or being organic are sometimes terms in farming circle synonymous with whacky, out-moded, alternative or just plain weird thinking. »
Looking at fresh pastures
Friday, 23 April 2010
Pasture is defined as land with vegetation suitable for the grazing of livestock. The origin of the word is old French, from late Latin, pastura or grazing. »
 Thinking deep about pasture
Friday, 23 April 2010
The health of pasture and soil cannot be dissociated. It is exactly the same as a raised-bed garden put in for growing vegetables; if the soil is fed then it will produce quality vegetables  – the same as a paddock being nurtured for the production of grass, whether it be to support dairy cows or any other animal. »
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