Relentless rain and diabolical ground conditions in the South have sparked a call for farmers to look out for each other and check the level of their effluent ponds.
Romahapa Primary School pupils and teacher Lauren Keighley (left) and teacher aide Lisa Cowie celebrate selling prime lambs at Balclutha Saleyards last week.
The series "Outstanding Outhouses" features images of striking structures in the rural South including The Ewing Phosphate Co. building in Clarendon about 10km north of Milton last week.
Farmer confidence in the agricultural-based economy has risen strongly and is back at positive levels for the first time since late 2021, a bankers says.
This month, Federated Farmers celebrates a significant milestone in our organisation’s history, marking 125 years of proudly standing up for farming families.