Shawn McAvinue

Milk production is "hanging in there" despite conditions for growing pasture being worse than last spring, an Eastern Southland dairy farmer says.

The latest round of bull sales in the South have come to an end.

New Zealand’s meat industry is facing stiffer competition as more countries export red meat to its biggest customer, China, the Meat Industry Association says.

A new tool to provide more accurate drought forecasts will help farmers make decisions, Maniototo farmer Emma Crutchley says.

A call is being made for volunteers to help plant 600 trees in a rare ecosystem in Central Southland next week.

LIC FarmWise consultant Leo Pekar talks to reporter Shawn McAvinue.

Taieri dairy farmer Denis Aitken is the new patron of Holstein Friesian New Zealand.

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.

The environmental work of retired farmers Helen and Peter Gilder will be recognised at a wetland naming ceremony in the Catlins tomorrow.

Developing strategies to reduce nutrient loss from dairy farms "turns my wheels", Dunedin student Jabus Kok says.

Kate Cummings (25), of Dipton, is back home after representing New Zealand at the European Young Breeders School in Belgium.

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.

Forecasters are warning an El Nino weather pattern is likely to bring a hot summer to the South this year.

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be in Queenstown next year.

The Southland Arable Research Hub is open for business.

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.

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.

Rural groups are committing to create a supportive and resilient environment for young people in the food and fibre sector.

Lush spring pasture can cause a "gastric catastrophe" in calves, Central Southland dairy farmer Suzanne Hanning warns.