Farm environment award winners Mick and Karen Williams say they are happy to farm well within the limits of their tree and bush-studded cropping farm beside the Ruamahanga River. "You don't need to knock down every tree and farm every corner to get the best out of your land, " Mick says. To make sure he doesn't inadvertently over-run the limits of his soils, he has some useful tools at his disposal. And if they aren't enough, he can turn to his wife, Karen, a resource-management planner, for advice. The couple, who have three children, work closely together to run Ahiaruhe Farm, their 224- hectare arable, lamb finishing and beef farm near Gladstone in Wairarapa. "It's a good blend," Karen...
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