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Coastal jaunt with a chance of fresh fish
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Coastal jaunt with a chance of fresh fish
Shawn McAvinue packs a fishing rod and takes the back roads between Big River Town and The Town of Opportunities.
Shawn McAvinue
Vendor ‘ecstatic’ about ram sale result
Vendor ‘ecstatic’ about ram sale result
Neighbouring farmers travelled from Otago to Southland to do deals on rams on December 6.
Pasture under pressure in Northern Southland
Pasture under pressure in Northern Southland
Resolute rain is putting pasture under pressure, dairy farmers in Northern Southland say.
Pet dog’s death prompts warning
Lethal combination: pet dog’s death prompts warning
A South Island dairy farmer is warning about the dangers of calf milk replacer after the death of his pet dog Oscar.
Word on the street
Word on the street
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks people in Dunedin what protein and produce grown in Otago and Southland they are most looking forward to eating this Christmas?
Celebrating 40 years of velvet and antler competition
Celebrating 40 years of velvet and antler competition
Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to National Velvet and Hard Antler Competition committee chairman and deer farmer Bruce Paterson, of Scotts Gap.
Dairy field day provides a chance to troubleshoot
Dairy field day provides a chance to troubleshoot
Resolute rain is putting pasture under pressure, dairy farmers in Northern Southland say.
Shear-a-thon back next year
Shear-a-thon back next year
For Shear 4 A Cause, five men will shear sheep for 24 hours over a 32-hour period to raise money for their respective charities at Wohelo Station in West Otago on the Saturday and Sunday of...
‘Ecstatic’ about ram sale result
‘Ecstatic’ about ram sale result
Neighbouring farmers travelled from Otago to Southland to do deals on rams last week.
Pet dog’s death prompts warning
Lethal combination: pet dog’s death prompts warning
A South Otago dairy farmer is warning about the dangers of calf milk replacer after the death of his beloved pet dog.
Ram prices continue to rise
Ram prices continue to rise
The pursuit to breed structurally sound, high-performing commercial rams continues in West Otago.
Impulse buy turns into passion project
Impulse buy turns into passion project
Taieri farmers Rachael Powell and Shaddon Waldie admit an obsession with Wagyu cattle - and why not when an eye fillet sells for as much as $160 per kg.
Venison meeting the market
Venison meeting the market
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks five questions of Duncan New Zealand marketing manager Chris Duncan, of Dunedin.
Guest judge's fact-finding tour
Guest judge's fact-finding tour
Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes with New Zealand Herefords president and Limehills Herefords owner Gray Pannett , of Millers Flat.
Lay of the land: sheep farming
Lay of the land: sheep farming
Shawn McAvinue asks farmers at a southern ram sale, how spring treated them on their farm and how is feed supplies shaping up going into summer.
'Aunty Kathryn's Scones'
'Aunty Kathryn's Scones'
In a series, Shawn McAvinue asks people making the food served at ram sales in the South to share their recipes.
$25,000 to aid effort to improve water
$25,000 to aid effort to improve water
Dairy farmer Pete Benny is continuing to work to improve the water quality on his family farm in South Otago.
About getting ‘meat on them’
About getting ‘meat on them’
Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes with South Otago ram breeder Wharetoa Genetics owner Garth Shaw.
Rural career winds down
Rural career winds down
Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes with Gallagher Otago and South Canterbury territory manager Lindsay Whyte, of Wānaka.
Scheme supports vet in rural role at outset of career
Scheme supports vet in rural role at outset of career
Gore veterinarian Holly Hender is getting a kick-start to her career from a Government scheme that aims to ease the shortage of vets in rural practices.