Shawn McAvinue

A solution is being sought to shift the solids settling on the base of an effluent tank on a dairy farm in South Otago.

Some rats are set to get an eviction notice from an effluent pond in South Otago.

An effluent storage consent is a licence to farm, dairy farmer Stafford Ferguson says.

A deadline is looming for new regulations for effluent systems in Otago.

A farm worker is having an endless summer by switching hemispheres.

Central Otago orchardists are generally happy with the pollination work of bees in the district this season, an apiarist says.

The topdressing industry is navigating turbulent times as farmers cut costs, a southern pilot says.

You can forgive Fynn Mitchell for missing a day’s work crutching sheep in Southland last week.

Southland farmer Doug Irwin is remaining optimistic despite softer demand for his sheep commodities and recovering from a cycling accident.

The motivation for holding a store lamb sale is a pending farm sale, a Southland farmer says.

An annual series of farmer workshops for intensive winter grazing consenting gets under way in Otago in the next few weeks.

Ospri chief executive Steve Stuart has resigned after five years in the position.

You can forgive Fynn Mitchell for missing a day’s work crutching sheep in Southland last week.

An increasing appetite for bigger cuts of venison in North America sparked record prices at elk and wapiti sales in the South last week, vendors say.

Deer Industry New Zealand chief executive Innes Moffat has resigned and is set to depart the organisation in early March.

Ray and Janice Walker will close another chapter of their diverse farming career in North Otago today.