Ploughman seeking to improve in competition
Ploughman seeking to improve in competition
Shawn McAvinue talks to Riversdale conventional class ploughman Mark Dillon in the Czech Republic capital Prague in the leadup to the 70th World Ploughing...
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Regional finalist a first-time entrant
Regional finalist a first-time entrant
Central Otago vineyard manager Damon Lovell is "over the moon" to be representing his region at the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition next week.
Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers
Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers
An upcoming plant and machinery sale is aiming to tackle the problem of a lack of premier players lacing up for a rugby club with a rich history in South Otago.
Pet food production in full flight
Pet food production in full flight
Animals eat more in winter, boosting sales for a North Otago pet food producer adding value to southern crops.
Robotic rumens aid methane research
Robotic rumens aid methane research
Rumenaut has developed technology to replicate an animal's digestive system, helping researchers to reduce methane on farms around the world — all from a Dunedin laboratory.
Velvet price affects hind sale
Velvet price affects hind sale
Prices for in-fawn hinds are down due to softer demand for velvet, a Southland deer farmers says.
Many benefits from cow shelters
Many benefits from cow shelters
In the final 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 ...
Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Demand was hot at the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale and some prospective buyers left empty-handed.
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South overrepresented in lame stats
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South overrepresented in lame stats
People sending sheep and cattle to southern meatworks have an overrepresentation in the number of fines being issued for livestock arriving lame.
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'Out of control' wild pigs killing lambs
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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
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.
Lone Star farms scaling down
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’
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
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
‘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’
‘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
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
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
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.