Shawn McAvinue

A Poll Dorset stud will continue its more than 50 years of breeding history after returning to its roots in Macraes Flat.

Water quality is the biggest constraint to growth on dairy farms, a milk processor says.

Now is a good time to apply for a dairy farm conversion, a Southland consent planner says.

Certainty is necessary before approving finance for a farm conversion, a southern banker says.

Farmers seeking a consent for a land-use change should engage with their regional council early, an Environment Southland manager says.

A landscape is the "engine room" of a farm business and important to understand, a scientist says.

A solar system is building resilience on an expanding dairy farm in Southland.

South Canterbury farmer Colin Hurst is the new Federated Farmers national president.

Sustainable and responsible dairy growth is possible, Southland dairy farmers say.

The proceeds from the sale of a bull at Earnscleugh Station were given to the family of the late Murray ‘Kirky’ Kirk, who was the tailing contractor on the sheep&nbsp...

Southern bull buyers bid $100,000 or more to help make history at an Angus auction.

In the Edi-bull series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people serving food at bull sales in the South to share the recipe.

In a new winter series, Shawn McAvinue asks farmers questions about their winter crop.

A merino sheep photography competition in Central Otago helped raise nearly $7000 for charity.

A fledgling skincare company has been going gangbusters since the diversification of a Taieri dairy farm business.