Racing on after near-fatal crash
When farmer Bevan Wilson found himself pinned under the cab of his Can-Am side-by-side, the fact he might not have been able to compete in the Coast to Coast Longest Day race was the last thing on his mind.
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End of an era on Pendella
End of an era on Pendella
Pendella Farm owner Angela Scott is selling the Maniototo property her grandfather bought nearly a century ago and the pure traditional merino flock her father began breeding more than 50 years ago.
Farmers encouraged to hit the waves
Farmers encouraged to hit the waves
Dunedin farmers are encouraging more of their kind to give surfing a crack next season.
Not a game for the faint-hearted
Not a game for the faint-hearted
Ida Valley Station owner Callum Paterson is crunching data to find the best way to combat a lack of pasture cover on his farming operation in Central Otago.
Call for more southern farms
Call for more southern farms
Fewer southern food and fibre producers are showing their businesses to the public and celebrating national open farm day as there is no rural-urban divide in the region, the event organiser says.
Good growing at garden open day
Good growing at garden open day
"We need more people growing food."
Farmlands reports 4% rise in revenue
Farmlands reports 4% rise in revenue
Rural supplies co-operative Farmlands is highlighting improved half-year results, although it will not reveal its profit for the period.
Dairying a family affair
Dairying a family affair
Shawn McAvinue asks DairyNZ South Otago area manager Emma Campbell, of Southland, five questions.
Clearing sales results impress
Clearing sales results impress
South Otago sheep breeders Garth and Chris Shaw have gone out with a bang with exceptional flock dispersal sales.
From the classroom to the paddock
From the classroom to the paddock
In an occasional series, former Western Southland farmer John Barker shares his experiences shearing sheep and teaching in the Czech Republic.
A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community
A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community
The North Otago A&P Show has been described as the Oscars for farmers.
Trip sows interest in dual farming
Trip sows interest in dual farming
A Canterbury student is back in the lecture rooms after wading through rice paddies in the Mekong Delta, Tim Cronshaw writes.
Future challenge
Future challenge
Exiting chief executive Lynda Coppersmith is confident New Zealand Young Farmers is on the pathway to becoming a financially sustainable membership organisation.
‘Many small wins’ over long career
‘Many small wins’ over long career
An arable leader will miss a working relationship with growers ranging from immensely rewarding to frustrating.
Fonterra protein hub takes shape
Fonterra protein hub takes shape
Fonterra’s new $75 million advanced protein hub is taking shape as it juggles the building project with ongoing milk processing at the Studholme site in South Canterbury.
Cash surpluses boost farm sales
Cash surpluses boost farm sales
The seven dairy farms sold in the past quarter year in Canterbury exchanged hands for an average of about $14.6 million.
Restructure tough but necessary call
Restructure tough but necessary call
Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown believes making tough calls has put the business in a better position to ride out reduced spending by farmers.
Fox disappointed to be leaving Wronz
Fox disappointed to be leaving Wronz
North Canterbury farmer Andy Fox has rejected the offer of just one more year on a major wool research board and is stepping down as its chairman.
Farmgate prices rise in time for field days
Farmgate prices rise in time for field days
A confidence-boosting rise in farmgate prices is expected to free up farmer spending at the South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) in Canterbury’s Kirwee.
A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community
A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community
The North Otago A&P Show has been described as the Oscars for farmers.