Hororata farmer John Grigg is helping a multi-agency project keep trout and eels out of a stretch of the Bealey Stream so the critically threatened Canterbury mudfish can thrive.
Hororata farmer John Grigg is helping a multi-agency project keep trout and eels out of a stretch of the Bealey Stream so the critically threatened Canterbury mudfish can thrive.
A Mid Canterbury collective of mainly farmer-led catchment groups has found bringing the community together to improve local environments is paying off.
Timaru ploughman Bob Mehrtens is heading for a tilt at the world title again after yet another win in the reversible class at the national ploughing championships.
Farmers say they are only part of the problem and only part of the solution when it comes to the falling water quality of Mid Canterbury's Ashburton Lakes.
Clutha farmer and Associate Minister of Agriculture Mark Patterson has acknowledged the frustrations of high country farmers going through the mill of many challenges.