Port Chalmers dairy farmer Merrall MacNeille has suggested a pilot programme involving the University of Otago, Ministry for Primary Industries and himself, in an attempt to keep selling his milk.
Port Chalmers dairy farmer Merrall MacNeille says he will keep his herd of dairy cows, despite possibly not being permitted to sell their milk for six years.
Alex Worker jokingly refers to himself as "a failed Kiwi''.
Bill Gibson, the elder statesman of the merino industry, has been recognised for his vast contribution to the breed.
"A breath of fresh air for fine wool'' is how Central Otago farmer Bevan McKnight describes a $45 million deal between Italian textile company Reda and the New Zealand Merino Company.
Silver Fern Farms will hold a special meeting in Dunedin on July 11 after a request from a group of shareholders to revisit the Shanghai Maling joint venture.
Middlemarch dog triallist Zac Gilmore has finished runner-up in the straight hunt at the New Zealand dog trial championships in Omarama.
Les Roughan has the distinction of being the oldest competitor at this year's South Island and New Zealand sheepdog trial championships at Omarama.
Technically, Roger and Steph Tweed are rivals on the huntaway courses at the South Island and New Zealand sheep dog trial championships at Omarama.
Delegates from Japanese suit maker Konaka were treated to a Kiwi farm experience and more when they visited Closeburn Station recently.
Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett says the handling of the Shanghai Maling vote last October has been vindicated by the Financial Markets Authority ruling this week.
An award-winning Dunedin junior doctor has produced a world-first smartphone app to help diagnose people who may have sight-threatening illnesses.
Brendon Cross is the sixth generation to farm amid the spectacular beauty of the Otago Peninsula.
Brooke Solly had been meaning to join the Maniototo Young Farmers Club.
It is important to continue to find weed-control solutions in the high country that are less reliant on toxic chemicals, Federated Farmers South Island high-country chairman Chas Todhunter says.
Confirmation of an earlier dividend payment is "good news'' for Fonterra suppliers, North Otago Federated Farmers dairy chairman Lyndon Strang says.
New Zealand's supply chain with China will be at the forefront of the inaugural Food Integrity Conference in Auckland in July.
Water quality, water quantity and local and regional government remain the principal challenges the collective agricultural industry faces, Federated Farmers Otago president Phill Hunt believes.
Brazil's beef industry is intent on lifting productivity to increase competitiveness in global markets.
Fonterra's milk price signalling needs to "drastically'' improve for its farmers.
