Lawrence Gymkhana Club working dog sale
Lawrence Gymkhana Club working dog sale
More than 100 people attended the annual Lawrence Gymkhana Club working dog sale on Friday.
Shawn McAvinue
Increasing efficiency key
Increasing efficiency key
Sheep farmers can increase efficiency by getting a higher performance from their sheep flock, an academic says.
Dozens attend field day to discuss threats to crops
Dozens attend field day to discuss threats to crops
Strategies are needed to help oat growers battle pests, diseases and adverse weather, a plant breeder says.
Scottish agronomist full of praise for southern oats
Scottish agronomist full of praise for southern oats
Southern farmers grow the best oats, a Scottish agronomist says.
Bunds protect waterways: study
Bunds protect waterways: study
A project has proven detainment bunds in free-draining soil can prevent stormwater contaminants entering waterways, now the spotlight is on heavier soils in the South.
Getting ball rolling on arable hub
Getting ball rolling on arable hub
An arable hub is to be launched in Southland.
Pest problem
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Collie club set to celebrate centennial
Collie club set to celebrate centennial
Dog triallist Brian Hampton rarely misses a dog trial at Waiau Collie Club in Western Southland.
Crowd numbers at show ‘magnificent’
Crowd numbers at show ‘magnificent’
Thousands of people attended the Otago Taieri A&P Show on a sunny day on Saturday.
Physical, mental challenge of shearing for 24 hours
Physical, mental challenge of shearing for 24 hours
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 this weekend.
Commercial deer farm winning awards
Commercial deer farm winning awards
Show me the money.