Rural Life

Couple’s first year on farm working well

Brendan and Avril Lane are celebrating their first season as owners of a dairy farm on an island in South Otago.

Dairy

Scientists hit back over PM's 'worthies' comment

A British scientist says it's concerning Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed him and other climate scientists as "worthies" for raising concerns about plans to lower NZ's methane emissions target.

Discussion groups to return for dairy farmers

Discussion groups to return for dairy farmers

Dairy farmer discussion groups are back.
School cashes in on buttery bullion

School cashes in on buttery bullion

A primary school in Canterbury has turned to the buttery bullion instead of fundraising favourites like chocolate or cookies.
Dairy boss blames soaring butter prices on global demand

Dairy boss blames soaring butter prices on global demand

The head of Fonterra says he understands consumers' frustration about the price of butter, but the co-op has to deliver for farmers.

Red Meat

Bull pulls a record price

Angus bull Fossil Creek Urban U032 AB bellows after being sold for $71,000 at the 25th annual Fossil Creek bull sale in North Otago yesterday.

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Pests impede deer repellent trial

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Pests impede deer repellent trial

Possums are interfering with a trial to find out if white-tail deer avoid bait laced with a deer repellent.
Call for ‘townie’ dogs to be dosed

Call for ‘townie’ dogs to be dosed

Manuherikia sheep farmer Irene Leask believes "townie ignorance" is costing her business.
Hoggard: Can’t ‘smash through’ change

Hoggard: Can’t ‘smash through’ change

Act New Zealand MP Andrew Hoggard visited Gore last week to speak on issues facing local producers, including the conversion of farms to forests, but said changes to the surrounding law were not...

Horticulture

Callum Maze, of Roxburgh Logging (right), with John Taal from the Milton Stihl Shop, receives the...

Forestry hand’s ‘natural ability’ a factor in win

"Just be keen as beans."

Organic vege grower in liquidation

Organic vege grower in liquidation

A North Otago organic vegetable growing business, recently approached to appear on Country Calendar, has gone into voluntary liquidation owing more than $1 million.
Striking pink-fleshed apples grown in Otago

Striking pink-fleshed apples grown in Otago

Some of the first pinky-red-fleshed apples ever grown in New Zealand are being picked from trees in Otago.
Kale surplus takes top honour

Kale surplus takes top honour

A winter crop surplus, featuring award-winning kale, has Ben Peter searching for more mouths to eat it.