Shawn McAvinue

A retired Otago farmer is calling on the government to maintain a ban on live exports despite once supplying sheep for the polarising practice.

Converntional cherry trees are on the way out, a Central Otago cherry growing adviser says.

Big bids on black bulls in Poverty Bay included a $115,000 price tag for a sire set to share his time between Waikato and Central Otago.

A Central Otago cherry grower is planting trees in his new orchard in a conventional three-dimensional system to minimise establishment costs.

Mysterious objects continue to land in cherry orchards in Central Otago.

Southland farmers are calling for an explanation on why the relationship between the deer industry and AgResearch is deteriorating.

Students in a new postgraduate qualification teaching about "farm-to-fork and beyond" are hungry to learn, a Dunedin professor says.

An international alpaca shearer has put down his handpiece to help run a virtual sale yard in the South Island.

A community is embracing an opportunity to teach pupils about farming at a small rural school in South Otago.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins about her call for an overhaul of regulations on genetic modification.

Ousted Deer Industry New Zealand chairwoman Mandy Bell says her failure to be re-elected to the board came as "quite a surprise" for herself and the board.

An international alpaca shearer has put down his handpiece to help run a virtual saleyard in the South.

A dream of managing a Southland property and training the next generation of farmers came sooner than expected for Michael Benton.

A runt was the winner of a big prize at the Otago-Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition.

Bull sales remain steady in the South despite farmers facing tough financial times on farm, vendors say.

A runt was the winner of a big prize at the Otago-Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition.

Southland dairy farmer Richard Peirce has dedicated his life to being productive.

Michael and Tarryn Benton are realising a dream of running sheep, beef and deer property Jeff Farm and training cadets in Southland.

Bull sales remain steady in the South despite farmers facing tough financial times on farm, vendors say.

A swede crop continues to reign supreme in the Styx.