Winter rain brings small relief
Winter rain brings small relief
Farmers peering into the rain gauge have kept their celebrations well in check as the arrival of winter storms brings small relief to dry paddocks in North Canterbury.
Tim Cronshaw
Big call pays off for livestock trainee
Big call pays off for livestock trainee
A trainee livestock agent with a leaning to spontaneity knows firmly where she's heading, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Burns demolition almost complete
Burns demolition almost complete
Demolition crews are close to levelling Lincoln University’s obsolete Burns Building.
Brothers lead the way at awards
Brothers lead the way at awards
Brothers Hamish and Simon Guild from Canterbury’s High Peak Station have won the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase in Hamilton.
Challenges ahead in reducing N loss
Challenges ahead in reducing N loss
Canterbury farmers who were part of a Hinds and Selwyn project to come up with ways to reduce nitrogen leaching on their farms expect it will be more difficult to make progress in future.
Combat veteran’s advice to farmers
Combat veteran’s advice to farmers
South Island Dairy EventA combat veteran sent to four tours of front-line battle in Afghanistan has told dairy farmers to shrug off their tough guy image and take up meditation.
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Combat veteran tells NZ farmers to battle on by building mental resilience
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Combat veteran tells NZ farmers to battle on by building mental resilience
A combat veteran sent to four tours of front-line battle in Afghanistan has told dairy farmers to shrug off their tough guy image and take up meditation.
Brothers lead the way at awards
Brothers lead the way at awards
Brothers Hamish and Simon Guild from Canterbury’s High Peak Station have won the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase in Hamilton.
Encouraging new coloured sheep owners
Encouraging new coloured sheep owners
Coloured sheep farmers need to be a jack of all trades and this comes in handy in the lead-up to shearing.
Bullish end to season
Bullish end to season
The tail end of the bull selling season finished on a high note with the genetics of the nation’s top-priced $135,000 bull traced directly to a South Canterbury stud.
Combat veteran’s advice to farmers
Combat veteran’s advice to farmers
A combat veteran sent to four tours of front-line battle in Afghanistan has told dairy farmers to shrug off their tough guy image and take up meditation.
Challenges ahead in reducing N loss
Challenges ahead in reducing N loss
Canterbury farmers who were part of a Hinds and Selwyn project to come up with ways to reduce nitrogen leaching on their farms expect it will be more difficult to make progress in future.
Rising to the challenge
Rising to the challenge
There’s not enough minutes in the day for a Canterbury dairy farmer who’s packing in homework for the Young Farmer of the Year final, on top of his job, writes Tim Cronshaw.
On-farm inflation drop small comfort
On-farm inflation drop small comfort
Sheep and beef farmers bearing the brunt of low returns are still feeling the ill-effects of more modest farm inflation.
Anxious wait ahead for pig farmers
Anxious wait ahead for pig farmers
Steady farm-gate prices have yet to sway pig farmers to expand their piggeries as they wait on the potentially costly results of a new welfare draft code.
Feed shortage compounds problems
Feed shortage compounds problems
Triplet-carrying ewes are being exited by farmers as feed runs low in parts of dry North Canterbury.
Standout prices for southern studs
Standout prices for southern studs
A Banks Peninsula bull selling for $43,000 is a standout so far for Canterbury bull sales with buyers often shying away from big spending.
Breeding key to success at sales
Breeding key to success at sales
Good genetics are making all the difference at sales, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Dairy event run by farmers for farmers
Dairy event run by farmers for farmers
A near full house has 300 dairy farmers signed up for the three-day South Island Dairy Event (Side) at Lincoln University next week.
Forecast for milk price cautious
Forecast for milk price cautious
Fonterra’s starting mark of an $8 midpoint for next season’s milk price forecast dips below bank predictions.