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City kids udderly taken with farm life
City kids went country for the day during a meet-up between two very different Dunedin schools.
Rural life
100 years of supporting rural women
100 years of supporting rural women
This year marks 100 years of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and for one former president, the anniversary is a reminder of the organisation’s achievements, big and small.
First on-farm sale nets good prices
First on-farm sale nets good prices
Strath Taieri farmers Willie and Emily Jones held their first on-farm sheep sale in response to a cold snap and hot demand.
Mataura shearer makes NZ team
Mataura shearer makes NZ team
Mataura shearer Brett Roberts was runner-up in the New Zealand Merino Shears open shearing final, in Alexandra on Saturday, ensuring him a place in the New Zealand team.
Patience earns top price at sale
Patience earns top price at sale
Palmerston Spring Cattle Sale vendor John Lozell declined multiple offers to buy his steers and heifers before bidding began.
Lifting hats to 94th anniversary
Lifting hats to 94th anniversary
About 70 women, many wearing fancy headwear, celebrated the 94th anniversary of the Henley branch of Rural Women New Zealand.
New Zealand Merino Shears results
New Zealand Merino Shears results
Results from the New Zealand Merino Shears shearing and wool handling championships held in Alexandra on Saturday.
Eyeing up a homegrown win for 2029
Eyeing up a homegrown win for 2029
Ploughmen Mark Dillon, of Northern Southland, and Bob Mehrtens, of Timaru, represented New Zealand at the 70th World Ploughing Championship in the Czech Republic last...
From Waimumu to the world
From Waimumu to the world
Winning the 2024 Southern Rural Life Innovation Awards at Waimumu’s Southern Field Days was just the start for Grant Lightfoot.
Search for A&P queen resumes
Search for A&P queen resumes
The search for the ultimate southern belle resumes this summer, as a long-standing tradition returns to Balclutha’s showgrounds.
Town’s compost used on farm
Town’s compost used on farm
South Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are "thinking outside the box" by applying compost created from garden and food waste collected from kerbside bins.
Hands-on agricultural experience
Hands-on agricultural experience
Waimate High School’s new initiative — the AgHub — is already cultivating excitement across South Canterbury.
Fencer gets into competitive side
Fencer gets into competitive side
Canterbury fencer Tom Rathgen’s decision to drop a cabinet-making career to work for the family business in Selwyn has paid off.
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Registrations encouraged
Registrations encouraged
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders are being encouraged to register for its upcoming capital raise roadshow, which start and end in the South.
Sharing a life of advocacy
Sharing a life of advocacy
"I’m going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
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Social justice powerhouse to speak in Gore
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Social justice powerhouse to speak in Gore
"I'm going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.
Brunch offers a relaxing break
Brunch offers a relaxing break
Southland Rural Support Trust held a casual "Brunch on us" in the middle of rural Southland last Wednesday, inviting local farmers, growers and community members.