Shawn McAvinue

The Maniototo Lions Club winter crop contest has attracted a record number of entries.

A Southland family continues to make environmental gains since diving in the deep end to go deer farming.

The 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards supreme winner will be announced at a ceremony in Christchurch on July 2.

Maniototo bull breeder Stu Duncan is buoyant about the leadup to his sale.

Otago Regional Council’s annual winter flyovers are set to begin in the coming weeks to focus on identifying activities contributing to poor water quality across the region.

A South American farmer has a personal connection to one of his tour stops — an Angus stud in North Otago.

The winners of the annual Taieri winter crop competition and charity auction will be announced on Friday.

Being the first southern bull sale of the season can be a double-edged sword, a vendor says. The rising 2-year-old bull sale season in Otago and Southland begins at Puketoi Angus stud in the...

Catlins dairy farmers Tim and Katy Button are leaving their farm to make way for sharemilkers.

West Otago sheep and beef farmers Julian Kelly and Vicki Eason are ready to take the next step in their farm business.

For the first time, Sean McElrea has his name engraved on the trophy for the West Otago A&P Society ewe hogget competition.

Catlins dairy farmers Tim and Katy Button are leaving their farm to make way for sharemilkers.

Biscuit the cat attends a ram auction at the Gore A&P Showgrounds earlier this year, watched by vendor Jason Smith, of Maniototo.

Beef calves from eight properties were offered at back-to-back auctions on five  properties near Wānaka last week.

Bobby calves present both a challenge and an opportunity, a southern animal scientist says.

Beef production is an integral part of a dairy farm business in Southland, its owners say.

A baby blue Bedford truck will be a vehicle to tell a biodiversity story about a dairy farm in South Otago.