Cause of salmonella outbreak unclear
Salmonella is "slamming" cows on dairy farms in the South, a vet says.
Red Meat
Dog trial club unlikely to return
Dog trial club unlikely to return
A central Southland dog trial club with a more than 100-year history is unlikely to return.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks triallists at the Taieri Collie Club 80th annual trial in Lee Stream if it is a concern when a southern club goes into recess.
Grazing workshops
Grazing workshops
The annual series of Otago Regional Council workshops to help farmers prepare intensive winter grazing management plans begins next week.
Surf’s up for weekly ‘board members’
Surf’s up for weekly ‘board members’
Catching waves at the Surfing For Farmers (SFF) event at Kaka Point last week were (from left) Tuvia Bielski, 13, Hamish Bielski and Lindsay Alderton.
Shorthorn herd sale ‘exciting but scary’: farmer
Shorthorn herd sale ‘exciting but scary’: farmer
Paul and Isabel Murphy milk the most Shorthorn cows in Southland.
Sale not dampened by wet spring
Sale not dampened by wet spring
A lengthy delay to making silage in Southland is over for a sheep farmer playing "catch-up" following a wet spring.
Beefy bids
Beefy bids
Livestock agents spot bids at the second day of the Southern Man Cattle Sale at Lorneville Saleyard, near Invercargill, on Friday last week.
Probe identifies meat eating quality
Probe identifies meat eating quality
Prime beef carcasses have a new stop on a chain at Alliance Group’s Mataura processing plant.
PM enjoys country life
PM enjoys country life
Prime Minister Christopher was in Wānaka last Friday morning to open the Wānaka A&P Show, an event that attracts about 40,000 people over two days.
Superlative setting for an A&P show
Superlative setting for an A&P show
The Wānaka Showgrounds and Pembroke Park were packed on Friday for the Wānaka A&P Show, one of New Zealand’s largest agricultural, pastoral and community events.
Fred the top dog at show for second year running
Fred the top dog at show for second year running
Fred, of Waikaka, Southland, won the annual Jack Russell race for the second year in a row at the Wānaka A&P Show on Saturday.
Bunny hunt cancelled
Bunny hunt cancelled
The Easter Bunny Hunt is no more.
An overview of nutrients and contaminants
An overview of nutrients and contaminants
Nutrients are a key part of the farm system, supporting the growth of pasture and crops.
Fonterra increases forecast earnings by up to 25%
Fonterra increases forecast earnings by up to 25%
Fonterra has increased its forecast earnings range by as much as 25 percent at the top end of its previous guidance.
‘New shearing gang’ honing skills, forming bonds
‘New shearing gang’ honing skills, forming bonds
It had all the hallmarks of the Golden Shears — sheep waiting expectantly in the catching pens, an experienced shearing judge on the board and "competitors" awaiting their turn.
Fred the top dog at show for second year running
Fred the top dog at show for second year running
Fred, of Waikaka, Southland, won the annual Jack Russell race for the second year in a row at the Wanaka A&P Show on Saturday.
Dog trials results
Dog trials results
Results of the Macraes dog trials held on February 20 —
Northern farmers welcome drought declaration
Northern farmers welcome drought declaration
Northland farmers are welcoming the government's latest drought declaration, saying conditions in some parts of the region are "dire".
Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs
Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs
Sheep and beef farmers are only half chuffed as they wait for an international trade war to play out on an expected turnaround in farmgate profits from higher export prices.