Shawn McAvinue

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'Out of control' wild pigs killing lambs

Standing in a paddock turned over by wild pigs on Munro Valley Farms in South Otago are farmers ...

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Wild pig damage ‘frustrating’ for South Otago farmers

South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.

Lay of the land

Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.

Lone Star farms scaling down

At an open day on sheep and beef farm The Wandle, near Middlemarch, in November last year are...

Lone Star farms scaling down

Nearly 15,000ha across three stations, the "heart" of a sheep and beef breeding and finishing business, is on the market in the South.

Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’

Dairy farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn credit their feed pad as a major factor in...

Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’

Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.

Goals big enough to be laughed at

Goals big enough to be laughed at

Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.

Goals big enough to be laughed at

DairyNZ Eastern Southland area manager and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Southern South Island farmer...

Goals big enough to be laughed at

Southland rural professional, sheep farmer and mother Keely Buckingham’s main motivation is to enjoy whatever she sets out to do.

‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected

South Otago farmer Camille McAtamney (left) gives plastic containers to Otago South River Care...

‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected

Clutha farmers got a taste of the best way to get rid of their waste.

‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’

The former Glenkenich Presbyterian Church building will be shifted from a dairy farm after...

‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’

An historic church building on a dairy farm has sold and is staying in West Otago.

Laser weeder on the job in Southland

So Sweet New Zealand managing director Mathew Malcolm (left) and his son, field manager Jesse...

Laser weeder on the job in Southland

A robotic weeder is the first of its kinds in New Zealand, a Southland vegetable grower says.

Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer

At the Environment Southland Community Awards last year to collect the environmental actions in...

Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer

A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.

New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm

Sharemilkers Jeremy and Michelle Smith and son George, 5, on a new concrete feed pad in Western...

New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm

In the first of a three-part series, Shawn McAvinue visits Southland dairy farms using different types of off-paddock infrastructure for calving, wintering, feeding and stand-off management.

Expansion of shed generates optimism

Expansion of shed generates optimism

A project to extend a milking shed is coming to an end, as calving begins on a dairy farm near Mataura.

$10,000 grant to fund pest eradication ‘awesome’

A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.

Here’s hoping things remain positive

Will Orpwood Cattle & Sheep Scanning owner Will Orpwood. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE

Here’s hoping things remain positive

Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to Will Orpwood Cattle & Sheep Scanning owner Will Orpwood, of Wendon in Northern Southland.

Here’s hoping things remain positive

Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to Will Orpwood Cattle & Sheep Scanning owner Will Orpwood, of Wendon in Northern Southland.

Farmers set to hit the slopes

People enjoy a Skiing for Farmers event at Coronet Peak in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Farmers set to hit the slopes

A skifield in the foothills of the Southern Alps near the Otago border is joining an initiative to give farmers a break on the slopes next month.

Pine plantation 'ecological disaster', neighbours say

Ngāi Tahu Forestry bought nearly 2500ha of sheep and beef farms in Hindon to plant trees.

Planning business details ‘essential’

CEG Ltd director Tony Marshall spoke about his experiences as a rural accountant and his...

Planning business details ‘essential’

Farm ownership has no right or wrong approach but everything will be great in the beginning, a rural accountant says.

Equity partnerships need the right people

PGG Wrightson Real Estate consultant Brent Irving gave tips to navigate the path to farm...

Equity partnerships need the right people

Experience and passion overrules equity, Dunedin real estate consultant Brent Irving says.

Helping next generation succeed

Sharing stories on paths to farm ownership in Balclutha included West Otago farmers (from left)...

Helping next generation succeed

Farm owners need to help the next generation be successful, West Otago farmer Allan Richardson says.

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