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Country-Wide February 2017

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Often the difference between success and failure are the little things. That’s why attention to detail is so important. It can be the difference between winning and losing on a sports fields, profit or loss in a business. For shearer Nathan Stratford, it meant fewer mistakes and a place in the New Zealand team for the world champs in Invercargill next month even though he was not the fastest shearer. Northern Waikato farmer Neil Aicken has featured a number of times in Country-Wide and he is in this issue again. That’s because his bull beef operation is like an onion, you keep going there and pulling back layers of new information. Neil has golden rules such as all his bulls are off to be killed before February 1 regardless of the pasture growth or season. Bulls stay in small mobs until they are same-day killed at the meat plant. Our series ‘How farmers learn’ continues and there is a focus on what motivates them to learn. It certainly is not just money otherwise many wouldn’t still be farming. For a number it is about being the best These and many more stories in the February issue of Country-Wide. Home block: When the neighbour’s bull paid a visit Micha Johansen says she and husband Trent have made it to nine-months of farm ownership and it’s definitely been worse than they expected, despite attempts to be as realistic as possible before purchase.  Environmental plans: An uncertain future The first of a series in which Country-Wide writers look at regional environmental plan changes and the potential impact on farmers. Diversification: Hill country attributes <
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