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.
Rural life
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.
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.
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.
Obituary: centenarian touched his community
Obituary: centenarian touched his community
Les Roughan has been described as a rural banker.
Obituary: age no barrier for dogged triallist
Obituary: age no barrier for dogged triallist
He might have been a nonagenarian, but Angus Ferguson proved he was still a force to be reckoned with on the dog trial course.
Shorthorn herd sale ‘exciting but scary’: farmer
Shorthorn herd sale ‘exciting but scary’: farmer
Paul and Isabel Murphy milk the most Shorthorn cows in Southland.
Racing on after near-fatal crash
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.
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.
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.
Rodeo stalwart puts new knee to the test
Rodeo stalwart puts new knee to the test
Central Otago cowboy Pat McCarthy is testing his new knee as he approaches 60 years in the rodeo ring.
Agribusinessman appointed AgriZeroNZ chairman
Agribusinessman appointed AgriZeroNZ chairman
Prominent agribusinessman Rob Hewett has been appointed chairman of AgriZeroNZ.
Paying back to many others over 150 years
Paying back to many others over 150 years
The Morrison family, from Rosedale, in the Waikaka Valley, near Gore, celebrated 150 years on the land at the weekend. They talk to business and rural editor Sally Rae.