Sally Rae

Fishing and hunting have been lifelong passions for Selwyn Shanks.

Sometimes it's about taking those first steps.

Growing up on a sheep and beef farm at St Bathans gave Alex Menzies a strong interest in agriculture.

They say good things take time.

Low dairy prices and the perceived risk of drought led to a drop in PGG Wrightson's profit and revenue in the six months to December 31.

A stronger-than-ever tourism sector is being cited as a major contributing factor to "refound positivity'' in Otago.

New Zealand Post says it needs to do more to grow revenue to offset the $20 million to $30 million it is losing each year from plummeting mail volumes.

Irrigation New Zealand has urged the Government to "get on with it'' following the release of a discussion paper on fresh-water management.

Work on the expansion of the Victoria Hotel, in St Andrew St, Dunedin, is ahead of schedule.

Coping with dry conditions on Otago farms and the ongoing implications is about taking action, as agribusiness reporter Sally Rae reports.

Declining demand for lamb cannot be ignored, Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman James Parsons says.

They might have only met the previous day but Nick Stanger and Troy Love still managed to secure second place in a fencing competition.

Prices at last week's Omarama lamb sale were stronger than anticipated, considering schedule pricing, agents say.

More than one in 10 dairy farmers are under pressure from banks over their mortgages as dairy prices fall yet again.

Alice Sinclair is quite simply unstoppable. On the Tussock Creek light wagon trail on the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust's cavalcade, the adventure-seeking great-grandmother is an inspiration.

Alistair Campbell has clocked up a few kilometres perusing gullies on Earnscleugh Station - all in the search of the perfect dog-trial course.

Dairy farmers are facing another tough year but a ‘‘generally strong year'' is being picked by Rabobank for most other sectors.

When University of Otago student Yang Li was asked if he was available for a summer internship at AbacusBio, he jumped at the opportunity.