Shawn McAvinue

Expect showers in the milking shed if the cows have been eating plantain, a central Southland sharemilker warns.

Thousands of protesters and their dogs took a stand against several Government reforms in nearly 60 towns and cities across New Zealand on Friday. Shawn McAvinue asked people driving tractors and...

A Malaysian company has been given consent to buy a nearly 460ha sheep and beef farm in Western Southland.

Texel stud breeders Alistair and Karen McLeod sold their grazing block in Central Otago to move to the Maniototo to continue their dream of breeding a better sheep.

As a dry autumn stunted grass growth, farmers were putting out the ram in parts of Otago and Southland. Reporter Shawn McAvinue speaks to sheep pregnancy scanners in the South about the trends...

A shortage of wet weather gear has been caused by a perfect storm of a lack of factory staff and increased demand from extreme weather, manufacturers say.

The way the Government is promoting new rules for tail-docking sheep is frustrating, a South Otago farmer says.

A South Otago farm overseer is "sick and tired" of farmers’ political grandstanding and believes freshwater regulations are needed to "lift the laggards".

Downtown Gore is set to come alive with the sound of chugging tractors, buzzing planes and howling dogs as part of a nationwide protest against government regulations.

The annual Taieri Winter Crop Competition and Charity Auction has returned to raise more than ever before.

A "feel good" field day near Gore next weekend aims to improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities.

AgResearch chief executive Sue Bidrose has nearly finished her first year in her new role and has "absolutely loved" it.

The Campbell family welcomed buyers to the Earnscleugh Station 36th Annual Bull Sale in Central Otago last week.

Physical therapist Hennie Pienaar opens his injury prevention workshops by asking meat industry staff if they want to live longer or die earlier.

An Australian boy’s dream of a career in the pastoral industries was born during an annual working holiday on a Strath Taieri farm.

An Otago family will continue to play the "hard game" and give "100%" to its sheep and beef stud businesses.

An overseas investor is seeking to buy a sheep and beef station in South Otago, sparking fears the productive farmland could become a carbon forestry block and force families out of the community.