Shawn McAvinue

Southern dog triallists did well in the North Island and New Zealand championships in Taranaki last week, Shawn McAvinue reports.

Regional councils ignoring direction from central government is the number one issue for sheep and beef farmers, a government minister says.

Shawn McAvinue talks to Glenside Simmentals owner Garry McCorkindale, of Waitahuna, about his recent bull purchases.

In a series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people making the food served at bull sales in the south to share their recipes.

The retirement of bulls is being delayed as farmers reduce costs, an agent says.

A burnt-out dairy farmer has returned to the industry refreshed to chase a dream of farm ownership.

Waikaka Station co-owners Laurie and Sharon Paterson will host their 50th Hereford bull sale on their 750ha property in Southland tomorrow.

A good clearance rate is more important than the price paid at a bull sale, a Maniototo breeder says.

Shawn McAvinue talks to Rural Solutions owner Graham Butcher, of Gore, about lambing three times in two years.

Bale contamination must stop to protect the reputation of the New Zealand wool industry, a scourer says.

A Southland farmer is encouraging teachers to get involved with an educational programme connecting pupils to food and fibre producers.

Agribusiness teachers became the students at a national conference in Dunedin last week.

Fodder beet on Mark McLennan’s dairy farm has been crowned the supreme winner of the 11th annual Taieri Winter Crop Competition.

Bale contamination must stop to protect the reputation of the New Zealand wool industry, a scourer says.

"Every generation has had their challenges to overcome," Lynelle Barrett says.

Making a living from sheep and beef farming has never been harder and many farmers are in a "misery locker", Beef + Lamb New Zealand South Island lead extension manager Hannah Blakely says.