Dogs set to grace the floor at indoor sale
Dogs set to grace the floor at indoor sale
A proven heading dog is set to grace the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Sale near Gore on Saturday.
Shawn McAvinue
Farmers group together to combat rabbit numbers
Farmers group together to combat rabbit numbers
A "collective fear" of a group of Upper Clutha farmers compelled them to unite and launch a business selling poisonous carrots to control a rampant rabbit population.
High-quality feed key to better milk output
High-quality feed key to better milk output
Clutha contract milkers Jemima Aratema and Marcus Frost talk to Shawn McAvinue about chasing a dream of farm ownership, how to put milk in the vat for longer and the joy of calving.
School farm brings country to city
School farm brings country to city
A secondary school in an industrial area of Dunedin is calling for a sponsor to help an urban farm realise its potential.
Securing loans to buy deer a ‘challenge’
Securing loans to buy deer a ‘challenge’
Farmers are struggling to secure finance to buy deer to diversify from sheep, a southern stock agent says.
Family swaps Maniototo winter for island time
Family swaps Maniototo winter for island time
Calving in snow flurries in the Maniototo seems a world away from two months of sailing in the Pacific Ocean.
Tracking spending to maximise profit
Tracking spending to maximise profit
Dairy farmers Duncan and Anne-Marie Wells are in the thick of calving on the Taieri. Shawn McAvinue talks to the owner and operators in an equity partnership about their reasons for opening their farm gate and financial books to the public.
Catchment projects get cash boost
Catchment projects get cash boost
Two southern catchment groups have been given $10,000 each to progress projects to improve land and waterways.
Three Southerners make awards finals
Three Southerners make awards finals
Three southerners are among the cream of the cropping industry.
Church hoped to be on the move
Church hoped to be on the move
Holy cow — a church on a dairy farm in West Otago is for sale.
Selling for forestry a tough decision
Selling for forestry a tough decision
Scott Chittock and his family have sold their southern sheep and beef farm for pine forestry.
‘Amazing’ time on Wisp Hill Station
‘Amazing’ time on Wisp Hill Station
Former Wisp Hill Station owner John Parks has a deep connection to the place he called home for more than 40 years.
Southern catchment groups get cash to boost projects
Southern catchment groups get cash to boost projects
Two southern catchment groups have been given $10,000 each to progress projects to improve land and waterways.
Better technique touted for trend
Better technique touted for trend
Improved technique is being touted as the reason for fewer injuries, a southern shearing stalwart says.
Ploughman takes tractor to the worlds
Ploughman takes tractor to the worlds
Riversdale crop farmer Mark Dillon will represent New Zealand at the 69th World Ploughing Contest in Estonia from August 16.
Waikaka Valley farmer joins board
Waikaka Valley farmer joins board
Waikaka Valley sheep and beef farmer Andrew Morrison has been appointed to the AgResearch board.
Students hope win will encourage others
Students hope win will encourage others
Two Otago Boys’ High School boarders from southern farms hope winning the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competition will lead to greater development of the agricultural programme at their school.
Lay of the land:
Lay of the land:
On-farm costs in New Zealand have levelled out over the past six months, Infometrics data shows.
Staying safe in the shearing shed
Staying safe in the shearing shed
There are now fewer southerners making Accident Compensation Corporation claims for shearing injuries.
Cow cream of the crop at competition
Cow cream of the crop at competition
A Southland veteran cow was among the winners of an annual national competition judging individual Holstein Friesians on type at their home properties.