Shawn McAvinue

The Henderson family, Steve and Tracy and their children (from left) Ruby, Gus and Annie, have bought their first dairy farm.

Testing calves for bovine tuberculosis (Tb) has begun on a Central Otago farm before a new livestock movement control area is introduced that will affect more than 100 properties.

Waitaki Valley farmer Richard Subtil has put virtual shepherd neckbands on his beef cows to keep them out of waterways and has discovered many more benefits.

South Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are "thinking outside the box" by applying compost created from garden and food waste collected from kerbside bins.

A swarm of drones have been deployed to kill a pest in Central Otago.

A true story of a South Canterbury boy becoming a cotton sales champion at an Australian campsite inspired his mother to write a book.

European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.

South Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are "thinking outside the box" by applying compost created from garden and food waste collected from kerbside bins.

Waitaki Valley farmer Richard Subtil has put virtual shepherd neckbands on his beef cows to keep them out of waterways and has discovered many more benefits.

Unmanned aircraft are the future for agricultural spraying, engineer Scott Spooner says.

Farmers are good at turning sunlight into energy, Maniototo sheep, beef and deer farmer Becks Smith says.

Alliance Group released new information yesterday including an "insignificant" rebate to its farmer-shareholders if they accept a proposal to sell a majority share of their red meat co-operative to...

Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.

European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.

Rising beef prices are making it tougher to sell meat and source cattle to homekill, a Taieri butcher says.

Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.

A lack of calf rearers to grow surplus dairy calves is biting despite high beef prices, Taieri farmers say.