People page: Gore Sheep Dog Trial Club annual trial
People page: Gore Sheep Dog Trial Club annual trial
Gore Sheep Dog Trial Club held its 116th annual trial on rolling tussock country in the Hokonui Hills last week.
McEwans moving on after 70-year tenure
McEwans moving on after 70-year tenure
Sheep and beef farmer George McEwan is calling time on his family’s more than 70-year tenure of a farm on the Southland Plains.
People page
People page
About 60 people attended the West Otago A&P Society hogget and two-tooth ewe, beef and dairy heifer competition in Tapanui last week.
Consistency pays off in competition
Consistency pays off in competition
Some of the trophies on offer at a long-standing southern livestock competition are returning home with back-to-back winners.
Full clearance at Shorthorn herd sale
Full clearance at Shorthorn herd sale
Dairy farmers Paul and Isabel Murphy had a full clearance at their Shorthorn herd dispersal sale near Invercargill last week.
Testing the waters
Testing the waters
A small group of high country families are using science to prove farming's influence on degraded Ashburton lakes may be less than first thought, writes Tim Cronshaw.
B+LNZ chief keen to lift low profit margins
B+LNZ chief keen to lift low profit margins
New industry body leader Alan Thompson is getting within earshot of sheep and beef farmers to see how they think their levies can lift low profit margins.
Free online site for breeders revealed
Free online site for breeders revealed
Another breed group appears to be close to joining Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) new nProve Beef tool to help farmers select the best bulls for their herds.
Positive farmgate signs for sheep and beef farmers
Positive farmgate signs for sheep and beef farmers
Sheep and beef farmers are welcoming a turnaround in farmgate profits from higher export prices as they watch an international trade war play out.
Contest targets next gen
Contest targets next gen
The next generation of farmers will face the heat of challenging farming skills in a new contest at the South Island Agricultural Field Days.
Machines knitting up manufacturing
Machines knitting up manufacturing
Christchurch's Acrux Wool Systems is bringing wool garment manufacturing back to the city with the help of robotic knitters.
Cashmere stockpiled for comeback
Cashmere stockpiled for comeback
Every kilogram of cashmere fibre is being stockpiled by NZ Cashmere until it has enough to go out to the high fashion market.
B+LNZ leader seeks farmer feedback
B+LNZ leader seeks farmer feedback
New industry body leader Alan Thompson is getting within earshot of sheep and beef farmers to see how they think their levies can lift low profit margins.
Bull tool set to gain another breed group
Bull tool set to gain another breed group
Another breed group appears to be close to joining Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) new nProve Beef tool to help farmers select the best bulls for their herds.
Super funds to back Joli apple planting
Super funds to back Joli apple planting
New Zealand fruit and vegetable giant T&G has set in motion the first commercial planting of Joli apples in Canterbury backed by superannuation funds.
Shepherd set to follow in footsteps
Shepherd set to follow in footsteps
Southern shepherd Lucia White is ready to take the first step of following in her grandfather’s footsteps.
Family to hold first on-farm ram sale
Family to hold first on-farm ram sale
The McRae family are upscaling their sheep stud in Eastern Southland.
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Cherry grower goes bust owing $42m
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Cherry grower goes bust owing $42m
A former Central Otago cherry grower has left creditors more than $42 million out of pocket after being plunged into liquidation.
Glad to be on the upside
Glad to be on the upside
Eastern Southland dairy farmers Andrew and Catherine McGregor are on track to set a milk production record.
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