Farming course catalyst
Farming course catalyst
Di Cleveland admits she was very nervous when she signed up for the Understanding Your Farming Business course.
Sally Rae
'Fully expected' after 'M. bovis' detected on new farm
'Fully expected' after 'M. bovis' detected on new farm
A fifth Van Leeuwen Dairy Group farm has tested positive for bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
In-lamb ewes slaughtered
In-lamb ewes slaughtered
A Danseys Pass farmer was furious to discover three in-lamb ewes slaughtered near the roadside on his property yesterday morning.
Progress in high country issues: Doc
Progress in high country issues: Doc
Progress is being made collectively to address the challenges in the high country, Department of Conservation partnerships manager Jeremy Severinsen says.
Mycoplasma reassurances
Mycoplasma reassurances
Incidents of contracts being cancelled for stock on South Canterbury and North Otago farms, over fears of Mycoplasma bovis, are disappointing and not justified based on the current pattern of the disease.
Dunedin firm pushing into Australia
Dunedin firm pushing into Australia
A Dunedin company is expanding into Australia, citing it as a market with "significant" potential for growth.
Otago wool at Wimbledon
Otago wool at Wimbledon
Adam Lindsay's tennis career may have been limited to primary school, but he has still managed to make an impact at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.
Milk price of $7 possible
Milk price of $7 possible
A milk price of $7 or above is a possibility this season if the weather does not improve soon, ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny says.
Global Dairy Trade seeks European deal
Global Dairy Trade seeks European deal
Global Dairy Trade has signed a letter of intent with the European Energy Exchange to evaluate a new auction mechanism for dairy products in Europe.
All calves on lifestyle block euthanised
All calves on lifestyle block euthanised
All calves on a North Canterbury lifestyle block that has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis have been euthanised.
BLNZ project on impact of alternative proteins
BLNZ project on impact of alternative proteins
Beef and Lamb New Zealand has begun a project aimed at better understanding what impact alternative proteins may have on the red meat sector.
Tech contest app-eals to pair
Tech contest app-eals to pair
An app developed by two Dunedin school girls to provide support on issues such as bullying and divorce has taken them to the final of the Next Tech Girl Superhero competition.
Blue Sky down to 2 directors
Blue Sky down to 2 directors
Blue Sky Meats is down to two directors after shareholders at the company’s annual meeting voiced concerns about the reappointment of Andy Lowe and he was not re-elected.
Whitestone City work brings award
Whitestone City work brings award
Design Federation director Annabel Berry is thrilled to have received national recognition for the design agency’s work on the Whitestone City project in Oamaru.
New name and a fresh approach
New name and a fresh approach
Change is in the air at Keogh McCormack.
Three more mycoplasma infections found
Three more mycoplasma infections found
Three more properties have tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis, including two further Van Leeuwen Dairy Group farms and a lifestyle block near Rangiora.
Dunedin produces mastitis diagnostics
Dunedin produces mastitis diagnostics
A Dunedin-based startup has produced a diagnostic test kit to help farmers deal with the costly problem of bovine mastitis.
Dunedin firm threw a lifeline
Dunedin firm threw a lifeline
Wild horses couldn’t keep former employee Andrew Cotterrell from attending law firm Downie Stewart’s 150th anniversary in Dunedin this week, as Sally Rae reports.
Full-spectrum of broad experience
Full-spectrum of broad experience
There is a quiet changing of the guard going on at the Otago Regional Council, writes Sally Rae.
SFF shipping chilled beef to test Chinese market
SFF shipping chilled beef to test Chinese market
Silver Fern Farms is dispatching the first sea-freight container shipment of chilled beef to China as part of the six-month trial to test chilled red meat access into the Chinese market.