Ohio judge gives parading advice
Ohio judge gives parading advice
Junior beef paraders at this year's Canterbury A&P show were given advice from one of the best in the field.
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Cattle-handling skill sign of things to come
Cattle-handling skill sign of things to come
Young cattle handler Thomas Hayward (10) has his sights set on becoming an Angus cattleman.
Coster the fastest and best
Coster the fastest and best
Rakaia shearer Tony Coster has won this year's Canterbury A&P Show's New Zealand Corriedale championship shears, nudging out event favourite Napier shearer John Kirkpatrick.
Stock judging win second for family
Stock judging win second for family
Young jersey cattle breeder Michael Gilbert (19), of Glenalla Stud, has made sure the Gilbert family flag will fly once again at Sydney's Royal Easter Show.
Sydney prize great learning experience
Sydney prize great learning experience
Luke Gilbert (16) is ecstatic about his brother, Michael's, judging win.
Amberley School again enters winning team
Amberley School again enters winning team
The Amberley School team is once again the winner of the Canterbury A&P show junior interschools beef paraders competition.
The 'very popular' steward
The 'very popular' steward
Springston dairy cattle breeder Ivan Robertson is this year's Canterbury A&P show legend.
District final disappointment
District final disappointment
Organisers of the Timaru district final of the ANZ Young Farmer Contest are disappointed it had to be called off because of a lack of entries.
Motorcyclist aiming for the top again
Motorcyclist aiming for the top again
Despite retiring from top-level motorcycle racing more than 15 years ago, Robbie Phillis - one of the great names in Australian motorcycling - is aiming for the top again at this week's Burt Munro Challenge in Invercargill.
Rugby: How each All Black rated this season
Rugby: How each All Black rated this season
ODT rugby correspondent Jeff Cheshire reviews the All Blacks' season and give his view on how the players performed.
Release of foreshore plan delayed
Release of foreshore plan delayed
Public notification of the draft Wanaka Foreshore Management Plan has been pushed back by several months.
Transfer of old police station to Linz imminent
Transfer of old police station to Linz imminent
Wanaka's former police station will be transferred to Land Information New Zealand (Linz) for disposal action by Christmas, New Zealand Police has confirmed.
Rugby: Five key points from ABs v Ireland test
Rugby: Five key points from ABs v Ireland test
The All Blacks beat Ireland this morning to complete an unbeaten run in tests for the year. ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire looks at the key points from the game.
Record prices for art hint at global recovery
Record prices for art hint at global recovery
There have been some record prices achieved for works of art recently.
Fair fundraising boost for cycleway
Fair fundraising boost for cycleway
A proposed cycleway linking Cardrona and Wanaka will move a step closer to reality this weekend, with help from the annual Cardrona Vintage Fair fundraiser.
Festival expected to break even
Festival expected to break even
Organisers of this year's washed-out Wanakafest expect to break even on the annual Labour Weekend event, despite a drastic drop in patrons from previous years.
Contractor now sees other side of shearing
Contractor now sees other side of shearing
Shearing contractor Dion Morrell remembers watching his father and uncles shearing and recalling being desperate to be part of it.
Working dog project given artful launch
Working dog project given artful launch
A sheetmetal dog, sheep and farmer by artist Hannah Kidd, of Methven, helped launch a project to research working dog health on New Zealand farms last week.
Entries for dairy awards encouraged
Entries for dairy awards encouraged
As the new-look 2014 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Otago/Southland regional event get under way, organising committee chairwoman Helen Hartshorne, of Tapanui, is keen to see lots of entries from sharemilkers, equity farmers, dairy trainees and farm managers.
Research targets women
Research targets women
Dairy Womens' Network (DWN) has launched Project Pathfinder, a programme designed to encourage more women in the dairy industry to take on leadership roles at community and governance levels.