Shawn McAvinue

Getting ball rolling on arable hub

An arable hub is to be launched in Southland.

Pest problem

Shawn McAvinue asks people in the southern cropping sector how concerned they are about fall armyworm arriving in the South.

Increasing efficiency key

Farmers needed to target feeding thinner ewes more to improve the condition of their flock so the...

Increasing efficiency key

Sheep farmers can increase efficiency by getting a higher performance from their sheep flock, an academic says.

Farmers look to diversify ahead of expected rule changes

At a workshop at Maniototo Golf Club last week are (from left) Department of Conservation...

Farmers look to diversify ahead of expected rule changes

Diversification opportunities for pastoral farmers in the upper Taieri catchment was the focus of a workshop in Ranfurly last week.

Lay of the land: 8 February

The latest New Zealand Drought Index shows southeast Otago and inland Otago are experiencing extremely dry conditions.

Gore A&P Show

Ryan Powley (11) and his sister Anna Powley (9), of Clinton, pat their South Suffolk lamb Poppy.

Gore A&P Show

Hundreds of people flocked to the 140th Gore A&P Show on Saturday.

Dozens attend field day to discuss threats to crops

Dozens attend field day to discuss threats to crops

An oat industry field day was held on a farm in Gore last week.

Scottish agronomist full of praise for Southland’s oats

Crop and soils agronomist Gordon Rennie, of Fife in Scotland, stands in a trial crop of oats on a...

Scottish agronomist full of praise for Southland’s oats

Southern farmers grow the best oats, a Scottish agronomist says.

Shear endurance

Shear endurance

For Shear 4 A Cause, five men shore sheep for 24 hours over a 32-hour period to raise money for their respective charities at Wohelo Station in West Otago on Saturday and Sunday last week.

Reaching for the sun

Reaching for the sun

A paddock of sunflowers grow in Clinton, South Otago, last week.

Shearer recovers for endurance contest

Southland shearer Matt Hunt stands outside the shearer’s quarters at Argyle Station. PHOTO: SHAWN...

Shearer recovers for endurance contest

Southland shearer Matt Hunt has ditched the booze and the pies and hit the gym as he prepares to shear sheep for 24 hours in West Otago today and tomorrow.