Home / The CountryPenny MilesRNZ·5 Aug, 2026 10:13 PM3 mins to readEast Coast farmers Matt Long (left) and Sam Hain are converting a forestry block to sheep and beef.East Coast farmers Matt Long (left) and Sam Hain are converting a forestry block to sheep and beef.By Penny Miles of RNZFarmers Sam Hain and Matt Long are busy poisoning pine trees on their new block of land near Gisborne.
They are pushing back against pines by transforming a forest planted on an original sheep and beef farm four years ago and
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