As mortgage rates and on-farm inflation rise and commodity prices fall, a series of events are being held across Southland to help farmers navigate testing times.
Shawn McAvinue asks Southern dairy farmers early last week how calving on their farm was progressing and how they would rate the season so far out of 10, taking into consideration a...
As mortgage rates and on-farm inflation rise and commodity prices fall, a series of events are being held across Southland to help farmers navigate testing times.
Anyone seeking a career in the agriculture sector should consider studying at the University of Otago, a group of students launching an association to explore the sector says.
Northern Southland farmer Nicky Thompson will judge the straight hunt at next year’s South Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships — the first woman to judge an island championship.
A crew from a Wairarapa hill country sheep and beef farm were in Canterbury last month, as part of a national run to showcase their ram breeds including Nudies.
Reporter Shawn McAvinue questions shepherds at a Womolife course, teaching the skills of crutching, wool handling, penning and pressing of strong wool, on Jeff...