Making a living from sheep and beef farming has never been harder and many farmers are in a "misery locker", Beef + Lamb New Zealand South Island lead extension manager Hannah Blakely says.
AgResearch scientist Shannon Clarke talks about the South Island Genomic Calibration flock at a field day on Pamu’s Duncraigen Farm in Te Anau last week.
Weighing fodder beet on a dairy farm in Outram for the annual Taieri winter crop competition and charity auction are (from left) Warren Blakely, Jeff McKenzie and Drew Carruthers, all of North Taieri.
Southland dairy farmers Steve and Tracy Henderson are nominees in the Responsible Dairying Award category as part of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.
Timaru ploughman Bob Mehrtens is heading for a tilt at the world title again after yet another win in the reversible class at the national ploughing championships.
The Canterbury A&P Association's board is keeping quiet after it emerged one of its own received $75,000 to help secure a $5m bailout deal with a council.
About 500 trail runners will be greeted at the finishing line of the Skedaddle race this weekend by Island Hills Station landowners Dan and Mandy Shand.
Rain at the weekend may have offered some farmers temporary relief from the dry, but more is needed, Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust wellness manager Frances Beeston says.
Financial worries have forced the organisers of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch to postpone the event this year - but livestock judging and competitions will still be held.