Sally Rae

Pair passionate about rural NZ

Pair passionate about rural NZ

Tony Glynn and Sarah Perriam are on a mission.

Biodiversity post established

Biodiversity post established

The Waitaki District Council has appointed Margy Gaynor as its first biodiversity co-ordinator.

Helping farmers achieve results

Helping farmers achieve results

Murray Cockburn likes nothing better than seeing previously unproductive farmland transformed into a productive oasis.

Property management traps aplenty

Property management traps aplenty

Dunedin firm Keogh McCormack has expressed significant concerns surrounding the lack of regulations in the property management industry. It believes monies are at greater risk than most landlords and tenants perceive, as Sally Rae reports.

'Honoured' by appointment as national judge

'Honoured' by appointment as national judge

When Fiona Walker found out she had been selected as a judge for the world shearing and woolhandling championships, she "did a jig" at the mailbox.

BNZ sees continued softening in lamb price

In-market lamb prices are continuing to retreat from their record highs in mid-2011.

Cheap milk likely to trigger price war

Cheap milk likely to trigger price war

A speciality grocery retailer's decision to slash the price of milk to $1 a litre has been praised by Federated Farmers for "kicking off a supermarket price war" - at least in one location.

Top shearers in action

It is a big week in the South for shearers and woolhandlers.

Strong field for farming contest

Telford will host the Otago-Southland regional final of the National Bank Young Farmer Contest this Sunday.

Profit pleases WSI

Profit pleases WSI

New Zealand Wool Services International (WSI) has recorded a group net profit after tax of $1.801 million for the six months to December 31.