The 336.7kg carcass from a Limousin-cross beef beast raised
by dairy farmers Tim and Katy Button, of Port Molyneux
Dairies Ltd near Balclutha, was judged supreme champion in
the 2010 Otago Southland Beef Competition last week.
Millers Flat residents and property owners toasted the
commissioning of the $790,000 Millers Flat water scheme with
plastic cups of water, fresh from the bore, yesterday.
Although the shadow of recession still lurks in some rural
corners, many exhibitors at the 15th Southern Field Days at
Waimumu, near Gore, are optimistic they can persuade
customers to spend.
From cupcakes and chaff-cutting to tractor dancing and LANZ
Bulldogs, the Edendale Vintage Machinery Club's 23rd annual
Crank-up day at Edendale last weekend provided a glimpse into
the past for thousands of people.
Past and present volunteers of Roxburgh's St John division
spent the weekend celebrating more than 50 years of saving
lives in the Teviot Valley, Central Otago.
Flagstaff Alpacas owner and breeder Andy Nailard, of Dunedin,
still believes it is possible he will eventually see farmed
alpacas roaming across the hills of Otago and Southland as
part of a viable fibre industry.
The Mossburn Volunteer Fire Brigade's six female firefighters
feature in the 2010 New Zealand Female Firefighter calendar,
which was launched recently.
