Share farmers celebrate big win at dairy awards
Share farmers celebrate big win at dairy awards
Western Southland sharemilkers Michael and Shahn Smith are reaching for the stars.
Shawn McAvinue
Extra consents workshops arranged
Extra consents workshops arranged
A series of workshops to help farmers get their intensive winter grazing consents sorted is being extended.
‘I fell in love’: awardee
‘I fell in love’: awardee
A West Otago dairy trainee is on a path to reach her full potential in the dairy industry.
Southland-Otago New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
Southland-Otago New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
About 80 people attended a field day of the Southland and Otago regional winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Riverton last week.
British expat wins dairy manager title
British expat wins dairy manager title
Dairy farming is "quicker and bigger" in New Zealand, a British expat milking cows in West Otago says.
Share farmers celebrate big win
Share farmers celebrate big win
Western Southland sharemilkers Michael and Shahn Smith will represent the South in the share farmer of the year category at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Auckland next month.
Always good to give back: YFC leader
Always good to give back: YFC leader
Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes talking to New Zealand Young Farmers Otago and Southland treasurer and Thornbury Young Farmers Club chairwoman Emma Wilson...
‘It’s all about local’: award winner
‘It’s all about local’: award winner
Southern fare shone at the Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand genetics field day
Beef + Lamb New Zealand genetics field day
Scores of people attended the Beef + Lamb New Zealand genetics progeny test field day at Pamu’s Kepler Farm in Manapouri last week.
Beef specialists show off good genes
Beef specialists show off good genes
A beef progeny programme on a state-owned farm in Fiordland aims to demonstrate the power of cross breeding, a geneticist says.
Time to move on for long-time dairy pair
Time to move on for long-time dairy pair
After more than 30 years of breeding Holstein Friesian cows, Northern Southland farmers Stuart and Julia Eden are taking a step back.
Young shepherd’s life a bit of a gas
Young shepherd’s life a bit of a gas
A portable accumulation chamber trailer measured the methane emissions of rams at Wharetoa Genetic in South Otago for two days from Tuesday last week.
Dairying history under the hammer
Dairying history under the hammer
A dairy farm with a nearly 150-year history of breeding Jersey cows in the South is calling time and selling up.
Business grows in native forests
Business grows in native forests
Dunedin entrepreneur Pieter Brits is growing his business in a bid to plant more permanent native forests.
Still designer, lavender grower unite
Still designer, lavender grower unite
After surviving a life-threatening stroke, a Dunedin still designer is uniting with a local lavender grower to export essential oils around the world.
‘Thriving’ club ready for centennial trials
‘Thriving’ club ready for centennial trials
The two-day Tarras Collie Dog Club centennial trials begins in Central Otago tomorrow.
Sale a final farewell
Sale a final farewell
South Otago's Cross Agriculture stops trading on Friday and will hold a clearing sale next week. Shawn McAvinue talks to Georgia Redshaw about her late fiance's battle with cancer and love for his family, work and tractors.
Deer milk may be good for you: study
Deer milk may be good for you: study
A daily drink of Southland deer milk has been found to improve the muscle mass and physical performance of women aged 65 and older.
Case put for funding dung beetles
Case put for funding dung beetles
The Government should fund the use of dung beetles on farms to improve water quality, a scientist and insect breeder says.
‘I don’t like the word retirement’
‘I don’t like the word retirement’
Shawn McAvinue talks to Stockscan owner Rowan Farmer (73), of Karitane, about his impending retirement.