Call goes out for volunteers to help with tree planting
Call goes out for volunteers to help with tree planting
A call is being made for volunteers to help plant 600 trees in a rare ecosystem in Central Southland next week.
Shawn McAvinue
Former farmer turns consultant
Former farmer turns consultant
LIC FarmWise consultant Leo Pekar talks to reporter Shawn McAvinue.
Patronage ‘an honour and a privilege’
Patronage ‘an honour and a privilege’
Taieri dairy farmer Denis Aitken is the new patron of Holstein Friesian New Zealand.
Confidence in cattle reflected in sale
Confidence in cattle reflected in sale
Demand was strong for a full yarding of nearly 1000 heifers and steers on offer at the Mt Benger Spring Cattle Sale in Teviot Valley last week.
Wetland work recognised
Wetland work recognised
The environmental work of retired farmers Helen and Peter Gilder will be recognised at a wetland naming ceremony in the Catlins tomorrow.
PhD aims to help industry, farmers
PhD aims to help industry, farmers
Developing strategies to reduce nutrient loss from dairy farms "turns my wheels", Dunedin student Jabus Kok says.
Experience fantastic but home wins
Experience fantastic but home wins
Kate Cummings (25), of Dipton, is back home after representing New Zealand at the European Young Breeders School in Belgium.
Farmers urged to prepare for El Nino conditions
Farmers urged to prepare for El Nino conditions
The Otago Regional Council is urging farmers to consider the potential impacts of an El Nino summer and its effects on farm operations, soil moisture and water supplies.
Lay of the land: October 11
Lay of the land: October 11
Forecasters are warning an El Nino weather pattern is likely to bring a hot summer to the South this year.
Dairy awards to be held in Queenstown
Dairy awards to be held in Queenstown
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be in Queenstown next year.
Arable research hub now open
Arable research hub now open
The Southland Arable Research Hub is open for business.
Digging deep to examine dairy carbon sequestration
Digging deep to examine dairy carbon sequestration
A soil carbon measurement experiment is under way at the Southern Dairy Hub near Invercargill in a bid to shed light on carbon sequestration on New Zealand dairy farms.
Cheapest option ‘not always the best’ for milking outcomes
Cheapest option ‘not always the best’ for milking outcomes
Research on a South Island dairy farm shows farmers should be doing their homework on the type of supplementary feed they provide their cows, a ruminant feed manufacturer says.
Groups get together to support youth
Groups get together to support youth
Rural groups are committing to create a supportive and resilient environment for young people in the food and fibre sector.
Calf ‘gut catastrophe’ from quick move to lush pasture
Calf ‘gut catastrophe’ from quick move to lush pasture
Lush spring pasture can cause a "gastric catastrophe" in calves, Central Southland dairy farmer Suzanne Hanning warns.
Regulations bring burden: report
Regulations bring burden: report
A new report shows new and proposed environmental regulations are creating a significant financial burden on sheep and beef farmers in Otago and Southland.
Flood recovery funding boost ‘very positive’
Flood recovery funding boost ‘very positive’
Flooding in Southland and Otago sparked the declaration of states of emergencies in both provinces last month.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Southern towns came close to, or broke records for, the wettest September day on record on September 20 or 21, Niwa data shows.
Drop in methane emissions pioneered
Drop in methane emissions pioneered
Innovative farmer Leon Black is a pioneer in selecting stud sheep to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on his farm in Western Southland.
On a mission to find deer antlers
On a mission to find deer antlers
A Canterbury stud master has been road-tripping around the South Island in search of deer antlers to make "chandeliers, door knobs" and supply to the "Chinese cooking market".