An emphasis on increased safety in the shearing industry has led to the development of a new shearing machine assembled in Mosgiel.
Robyn Judd has been a member of the Dairy Women's Network since its inception, saying she was ''hooked from day one''.
The rural property market has seen a strong finish to the spring selling season with a 10% lift in sales volume over October and prices up 12% compared with November last year.
Bulk fuel and lubricant distributor Southfuels attributes ''unprecedented growth'' over the past three years to both its staff and its strong focus on communities.
Chooks in cages - there is no doubt it is an emotive issue.
The phasing out of battery cages for hens from 2016 is set out in a new code of welfare for layer hens, but some producers fear the move will cause major disruption to the egg industry. Sally Rae reports.
Primary sector export revenue for the year to June next year is forecast to be down about 5% on the previous year's income, as deteriorating global economic conditions significantly impact on returns.
The number of redundancies among workers at Alliance Group's Mataura plant is sitting at 190, but that figure could increase to more than 200.
A short deluge of rain in the Waitaki district last month was not enough to trigger a weather warning, but it was enough to cause significant surface flooding.
Christmas has come early for Fonterra farmer shareholders with the dairy giant lifting its 2012-13 season payout forecast range by 25c to $5.90-$6.
Six small Central Otago wine growers have banded together, aspiring to a greater promotion, awareness and appreciation for artisan wines.
A $67 million investment to commission a state-of-the-art beef-processing operation at Te Aroha is testament to Silver Fern Farms' strong confidence in the sector, chairman Eoin Garden says.
Crossbred wool has a future - but its uses need to be diversified instead of just concentrating on carpets.
Having tried both conventional and organic farming, Otago sheep and beef farmer Glenn Mead is convinced organic is the way to go.
Fonterra is suspending the 5c differential between its share-backed and non-share-backed farm-gate milk price for six months.
The development of a robotic automated cup attachment system - in a joint venture involving Dunedin-based Scott Technology - is being heralded as a significant breakthrough for the dairy farming industry.
Fonterra shareholders will be able to meet director candidates during roadshows in the South tomorrow.
New Zealand commodity prices lifted last month, led by the price of pelts.
An $87 million programme that will look at how more value can be generated from beef carcasses has attracted government funding.
Farmers intuitively know which are their best and poorest-performing paddocks.