Learning lessons from the past
A convoy of high country farmers was treated to a history of merino farming at a North Canterbury field day by Federated Farmers.
Rural life
Wilding conifer control hit by cuts
Wilding conifer control hit by cuts
Funding cuts are expected to push the wilding conifer problem into a "major migraine" for vulnerable high country farmland such as Molesworth and Muller stations.
Dynamic roles behind award success
Dynamic roles behind award success
Ashburton couple Richard Grabham and Nikita Baker know every nook and corner of their contract milking business.
Pick of the flock
Pick of the flock
Hakataramea Valley farmer Russell Smillie holds the supreme champion livestock exhibit during the grand parade at last week’s Mackenzie A&P Show in Fairlie.
Prices put a ‘smile’ on farmers’ faces
Prices put a ‘smile’ on farmers’ faces
Steer and heifer prices have never been higher at the Owaka Calf Sale, award-winning vendors say.
Recognition for stewards of environment
Recognition for stewards of environment
Central Otago high-country sheep and beef farmers Tracy and Andrew Paterson have won the top prize at the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards for their environmental stewardship and community...
Planning turns into performance
Planning turns into performance
Awarua deer farmer Cam Nelson’s strong vision and environmental values won him the supreme award at the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards last week.
Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
The winners of the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards were announced at a function at Wingatui Racecourse near Mosgiel last week.
Palmerston Second Calf Sale
Palmerston Second Calf Sale
Demand has been strong at calf sales in the South.
Detailed planning turns into performance
Detailed planning turns into performance
Awarua deer farmer Cam Nelson’s strong vision and environmental values won him the supreme award at the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards last week.
Forward-thinkers take top prize
Forward-thinkers take top prize
Central Otago high-country sheep and beef farmers Tracy and Andrew Paterson have won the top prize at the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Confidence in beef market on rise
Confidence in beef market on rise
What a difference a year makes in the beef game.
Decision on dairy career validated
Decision on dairy career validated
North Otago farmer Caleb Smith has always known his future was in the dairy industry — despite his parents’ warnings.
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
Since he was young, Southland man Cameron Smith knew farming would always be part of his life.
Baleage and hay comp
Baleage and hay comp
South Otago A&P Society baleage and hay competition co-organiser Ross Chalmers inspects entries in Balclutha on March 28.
Ploughing ahead to come out on top
Ploughing ahead to come out on top
Southland man Mark Dillon is probably wondering how the soil turns in Croatia.
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Championship-level ploughing not horseplay
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Championship-level ploughing not horseplay
An Otago man hopes defending his national horse ploughing championship on home soil will give him an advantage.
Ploughman not just horsing around
Ploughman not just horsing around
South Otago ploughman Scott McKenzie is competing with a different kind of horsepower at the national championships in Middlemarch this weekend.
High turnout, sale at field days in Kirwee
High turnout, sale at field days in Kirwee
Farmers had their chequebooks out again with several $1 million-plus sales of combine harvesters heading to new homes at the South Island Agricultural Field Days in Canterbury’s Kirwee last week.
Bringing wool to farmers
Bringing wool to farmers
Field days are a great way to introduce new customers to an online business selling merino goods, a Queenstown high-country farmer says.