Shawn McAvinue

Fewer pigs are being sent to market in New Zealand as farmers leave the industry or reduce production.

Rural investment company Craigmore Sustainables has launched a new scholarship for postgraduate study and research in agriculture from next year.

North Otago vet student Kayleigh Gill is living her dream of working with large animals on southern farms.

More than 400 heifers and cows in two southern beef herds are wearing new electronic ear tags to monitor their behaviour as part of a trial.

Horse riders are vowing to continue to raise money to buy waratahs and wire to restore more horse paddocks at back-country huts in Southland.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to East Otago Catchment Group co-ordinator and sheep and beef farmer Stephanie Scott about the Drone Field Day.

Dairy farmers have plenty of options for milking strategies.

Demand for Jersey Benne potatoes is set to "go crazy" from next week, an Oamaru commercial grower says.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes speaking to sheep and beef farmer Grant McNaughton, of North Otago.

Recognising the signs a cow is on heat is crucial to a successful mating, a Southland dairy farmer says.

The South Devon Cattle Society World Conference visited Loch Lomond stud, south of Dunedin on the Taieri last week.

Nearly 40 South Devon cattle enthusiasts from around the world are in New Zealand for a conference and national tour, which included a stop on the Taieri last week.

As a meat processing plant in Mataura celebrates its 130th anniversary, former freezing worker Bert Meikle remembers 60 years of making a living at the works.

As a meat processing plant in Mataura celebrates its 130th anniversary, former freezing worker Bert Meikle remembers 60 years of making a living at the works.

Alliance Group has posted a loss before tax of $97.9 million for the financial year ending September 30 on a turnover of $2 billion.

A South Otago dairy farmer is using Canadian genetics in a bid to curb frustrations from a lack of udder longevity in his herd.

A Taieri farmer opposing a proposal for a cycle trail near her home believes her action will bring change.

Farmers want townies to play their part to improve the environment, an idea a $130,000 project is exploring and set for discussion in Balclutha next week.

A new fitness studio is bringing people together in West Otago.