Young buyer gets his dream cow
Southland boy Koby Hunter bid at an auction to win a pedigree Shorthorn cow.
Rural life
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
South Otago farmer Henry Smith was ‘‘pretty bloody chuffed’’ when he and his huntaway bitch Trix won the zigzag event recently at the Southland Centre Championships at Mararoa.
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Campaign hoping to increase rural safety
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Campaign hoping to increase rural safety
A strategy to "turn health and safety on its head" is helping youngsters across the South keep their families safer at home and on the farm.
Family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream
Moving a herd: family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream
Sharemilkers Michael and Cherie Berkers will sell the best of their herd to realise their dream of owning a farm.
Cattle breeder to defend title in US
Cattle breeder to defend title in US
Southland Hereford cattle enthusiast Niamh Barnett will defend a young breeders title in the United States this year.
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.
Dedication to animal welfare, veterinary science recognised
Dedication to animal welfare, veterinary science recognised
Central Southland veterinarian Mark Bryan will receive a top industry award for his work advancing veterinary science and animal welfare.
Obituary: industry stalwart put people first
Obituary: industry stalwart put people first
Bruce "Chalky" White spent nearly five decades immersed in the meat processing industry.
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Bigger things to worry about
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Bigger things to worry about
A South Otago farmer says he has bigger things to worry about than Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on New Zealand exports.
Environmental efforts recognised
Environmental efforts recognised
The winner of this year’s Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be revealed next week at a function in Mosgiel.
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
Summer is well and truly over as Englishman Harry Blazer scans the paddocks of 2000-odd straw bales he and his workmate are chipping away at the loading and carting of.
'Prestigious accolade' for vet
'Prestigious accolade' for vet
Central Southland veterinarian Mark Bryan is due to receive a top industry award for his work advancing veterinary science and animal welfare.
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.
Townie at home in Hokonui Hills
Townie at home in Hokonui Hills
Life working and living in the Hokonui Hills is a "special time", Gore Sheep Dog Trial Club president Tain Laing says.
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.
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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.
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.
Shorthorn herd sale ‘scary but exciting’
Shorthorn herd sale ‘scary but exciting’
The Murphy family, who milk the largest Shorthorn herd in Southland, are calling time on more than a century with the British breed.
Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness
Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness
After a childhood filled with violence and facing jail at 16, a finalist for the KiwiBank Young New Zealander of the Year credits farming, family and forgiveness for allowing him to change his life.