Lower South Island farmers are bucking the national trend with a decrease in confidence about general economic conditions, the latest Federated Farmers confidence survey has shown.
The workhorse in the sheep industry is still a productive ewe, Lincoln University-based agricultural scientist and lecturer Dr Jon Hickford says.
It is a long way from managing a farm in the UK to being a research fellow in Dunedin - but Dr Marion Johnson has led an interesting life.
Adrian Lawson has shied away from the composite sheep route, preferring to stick with Romneys.
Dave McCabe, a North Otago contractor and farmer, has devised a method of pulling strings from bales on feed-out wagons that saves time and machinery.
Fonterra Brands New Zealand has responded to pressure and confirmed it will reduce butter and cheese prices next month in line with international price decreases, after separate reports put the dairy giant's pricing under close scrutiny.
Dr Fernanda da Silva Tatley is not scared to make changes, even if they bring quite significant consequences - "because that's part of life".
The New Zealand dollar lamb index has reached the highest it has been within the ASB index, which dates back to 1993.
United States dairy company DairyAmerica will begin selling dairy products on Fonterra's online auction site GlobalDairyTrade from October 4.
Orcon chief executive Scott Bartlett describes the launch of New Zealand's first mass-market device to put phone calls over broadband connections as a "game changer" for the country.
Fonterra is investing $US40 million ($NZ47 million) in developing a third dairy farm in China.
Jayne Rive attributes her love of merino sheep to growing up on remote Halfway Bay Station.
Thousands of former Otago secondary pupils are becoming involved in a novel initiative which organisers hope will result in future investment in the region and local economy.
Otago-Southland has improved marginally on its May result in a services industry activity index released yesterday, but remains in contraction for the sixth consecutive month.
Rural servicing co-operative CRT has cracked the billion-dollar mark - reporting turnover of $1.092 billion and an operating surplus of $8.4 million in the year to March 31.
Otago has recorded the strongest increase in rural property sales in New Zealand for May and June.
Inflation has hit a 21-year high of 5.3%, with fuel, food, travel and power prices pushing the consumers price index up 1% for the June quarter.
Australian wool buyer and exporter Viterra is expanding its wool business into the New Zealand market.
Olivia Ross proved she has an eye for stock when she won the New Zealand Young Farmers national stock judging competition.
"I'm still a sheep and cattle farmer from Napier. That will remain".
