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OPINION: Succession and long-term planning are perennial topics because it is perpetually sidelined on busy farms.

OPINION: One of the privileges of judging the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for more than a decade is the opportunity to spend time on farms and orchards across New Zealand and hear from people constantly looking for ways to improve their businesses.

Federated Farmers president Colin Hurst and his family raised a glass of milk last week to toast the start of a new addition to their farming operation at Makihihi, south of Timaru.

Crafting a successful family succession plan is a notoriously hard act to pull off.

OPINION: She's a bit damp on the East Coast. Hughie can't stop the rain, and the high temps in between weather events has got the flies on the front foot in the animal health stakes.

OPINION: After a very good farming year and a few bucks back in the tin, farmers will be remiss not to consider the next steps in life and what that means for their farming business. Sheep and beef farmers are no exception.

“We have an expression that unless you have dirt under your fingernails, you’ll never know how to grow a vine,” says James Millton from his eponymous Gisborne vineyard. 

Succession plans are all very good and well, but it's important that people are the "right fit" when it comes to taking on responsibilities, says Jane Hunter.

Christine and Dave Macdonald admit it was a romantic whim to name Bladen for their children Blair and Deni.

Neudorf’s succession planning happened over a single lunch break, or an entire lifetime, depending on how you look at it.