Gaining control over potato pest
Gaining control over potato pest
A potato pest wiping out more than 5% of the Canterbury crop is being squashed thanks to a grower-led initiative.
Tim Cronshaw
Electric tractor part of uni’s decarbonising journey
Electric tractor part of uni’s decarbonising journey
Only the silent hum of a new electric tractor will be heard soon at an energy farm being developed by Lincoln University to prise itself free of fossil fuels.
Safety initiative oversubscribed
Safety initiative oversubscribed
Canterbury farmers concerned about a run of quad bike deaths are getting crush protection devices installed.
Electric tractor part of decarbonising journey
Electric tractor part of decarbonising journey
Only the silent hum of a new electric tractor will be heard soon at an energy farm being developed by Lincoln University to prise itself free of fossil fuels.
Faulks welcomed on to Ravensdown board
Faulks welcomed on to Ravensdown board
Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown has a new director after South Island shareholders voted North Otago farmer Kate Faulks on to the board.
Gaining control over potato pest
Gaining control over potato pest
A potato pest wiping out more than 5% of the Canterbury crop is being squashed thanks to a grower-led initiative.
Lukewarm reaction to milk price
Lukewarm reaction to milk price
Dairy farmers are reminding sideline commentators going "bonkers" about the prospect of a $9 payout that it comes on the back of a break-even season.
Moving from music industry to wool
Moving from music industry to wool
PGG Wrightson's new wool manager Rachel Shearer picked up some good lessons from a stint in the rock and roll world, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Moving from music industry to wool industry
Moving from music industry to wool industry
PGG Wrightson’s new wool manager picked up some good lessons from a stint in the rock’n’roll world, Tim Cronshaw writes.
‘Very rare tractor’ saved from rust
‘Very rare tractor’ saved from rust
A rare post-World War 2 tractor consigned to the too-hard basket has been saved by a South Canterbury collector.
Finalists contributing to sector
Finalists contributing to sector
Royalburn Station’s Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie are in the running with two other finalists for an award category at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards (B+LNZ).
Habitat work to help endangered skink
Habitat work to help endangered skink
Canterbury school children got their hands dirty for a good cause at Pāmu’s Eyrewell Dairy farm recently — to help protect an endangered lizard.
Patoa Farms gets behind Meat the Need cause
Patoa Farms gets behind Meat the Need cause
North Canterbury’s free-farm piggery Patoa Farms is the latest to join a farmer-led charity putting food on plates for food banks.
Canty connection at Feds’ origins
Canty connection at Feds’ origins
A strong Canterbury connection can be traced at the start of Federated Farmers, which is celebrating 125 years of standing up for farmers.
Farmer championed conservation
Farmer championed conservation
High country farmers have lost a leader called a true champion of farming and conservation.
Positive future ahead as shareholders bail out
Positive future ahead as shareholders bail out
The shaky financial future of Synlait Milk is being steadied after a vote in favour of major shareholders bailing it out.
An eye for detail
An eye for detail
A trained panel beater has gone from taking dents out of cars to become the country's top cereal grower, Tim Cronshaw reports.
‘Very rare tractor’ saved from rust
‘Very rare tractor’ saved from rust
A rare post-World War 2 tractor consigned to the too-hard basket has been saved by a South Canterbury collector.
New Fonterra plant to create jobs
New Fonterra plant promises to create jobs for locals
Work is due to start this month on Fonterra’s $75 million protein development plant at its Studholme site near Waimate.
Excellence in fencing recognised
Excellence in fencing recognised
Canterbury fencer Scott Heasley has been singled out in industry awards for outstanding work off the field.