Sally Rae

At Shingly Creek Station, Julie Kearney is getting into bees.

South Canterbury Rural Support Trust trustee Sarah Barr says she is very concerned for the farmers involved with the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, describing it as an "excruciating experience" for them.

There seems to be a link between "highly mechanised" dairy farming and the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, Ministry for Primary Industries technical liaison officer Victoria Barrell says.

When Emma Crutchley first expressed an interest in farming as a career, her father told her she could ‘‘probably make more money doing something else’’.

Generations of the Scott family, from Waikouaiti, have invested heavily in preserving and enhancing the ecology of their land.

In a nutshell, Emma Higgins describes her job as a communicator of dairy information.

Dairy prices eased slightly in this week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, yet again defying futures pricing indications which had pointed to a gain.

Kathryn McRae jokes that she is ‘‘one of those strange people’’ who gets excited about parasites and lungs.

There's a bit of a family affair going on at Waipori Station.

Farmlands has posted a $5.4million net profit before tax for the 2016-17 year, rebounding from the previous year's $9million loss.

Dunedin veterinary science student Paul Blondell is looking forward to finishing his studies so he can ‘‘get out there and make a difference’’.

If Jamie Ward wasn’t working at AgResearch, he expects he would still be working in the rural sector.

Relocating Techion Group to Invermay will enable the animal parasite diagnostics company to upscale manufacturing and ramp the business up, managing director Greg Mirams says.

Being able to work outdoors in the spectacular Catlins environment, where she grew up, beats a 9 to 5 office job any day, Cara Meyer reckons.

Alliance Group has provided an indicative price range for livestock in the lead-up to Christmas and  the New Year.

It has been a three-week trifecta for BrandAid owner Luke Johnston.

Signs of sustained supply growth from major exporters suggest global dairy prices have peaked in the current cycle, Rabobank's latest global dairy quarterly says.

Voting is open in this year’s Farmlands director elections and there is a strong southern presence among the South Island candidates.

Stefan Meyer’s knowledge of farming terminology is gradually increasing.