Shawn McAvinue

Recognising the signs a cow is on heat is crucial to a successful mating, a Southland dairy farmer says.

The South Devon Cattle Society World Conference visited Loch Lomond stud, south of Dunedin on the Taieri last week.

Nearly 40 South Devon cattle enthusiasts from around the world are in New Zealand for a conference and national tour, which included a stop on the Taieri last week.

As a meat processing plant in Mataura celebrates its 130th anniversary, former freezing worker Bert Meikle remembers 60 years of making a living at the works.

As a meat processing plant in Mataura celebrates its 130th anniversary, former freezing worker Bert Meikle remembers 60 years of making a living at the works.

Alliance Group has posted a loss before tax of $97.9 million for the financial year ending September 30 on a turnover of $2 billion.

A South Otago dairy farmer is using Canadian genetics in a bid to curb frustrations from a lack of udder longevity in his herd.

A Taieri farmer opposing a proposal for a cycle trail near her home believes her action will bring change.

Farmers want townies to play their part to improve the environment, an idea a $130,000 project is exploring and set for discussion in Balclutha next week.

A new fitness studio is bringing people together in West Otago.

Dunedin pupils were given a taste of regenerative agriculture in South Otago last week.

A booklet on how to establish a nursery is now available for farmers planning a restoration or riparian planting project.

A team of Southland shearers lost the Colin King Shield but Invercargill shearer Nathan Stratford remains on target to win another national shearing circuit title.

Farmers feeling the pinch and the apathy of young breeders may be reasons for a lack of livestock entries in the coming South Otago A&P Show, society secretary Heather Dudfield says.

Shearer Emma Martin, 28, of Gore, talks to reporter Shawn McAvinue  after last month’s Ashburton A&P Show.

New research shows there is no rural-urban divide in New Zealand, academics say.

A couple of farmers showed their rams for sale at open days in Waitahuna West, about 15km south of Lawrence, last week. 

Farmers feeling the pinch and the apathy of young breeders may be reasons for a lack of livestock entries in the upcoming South Otago A&P Show, society secretary Heather Dudfield says.