Shawn McAvinue

Dunedin farmers are encouraging more of their kind to give surfing a crack next season.

Pendella Farm owner Angela Scott is selling the Maniototo property her grandfather bought nearly a century ago and the pure traditional merino flock her father began breeding more than 50 years ago.

Fewer southern food and fibre producers are showing their businesses to the public and celebrating national open farm day as there is no rural-urban divide in the region, the event organiser says.

Central Otago cowboy Pat McCarthy is testing his new knee as he approaches 60 years in the rodeo ring.

Teaser rams are more effective for producing more lambs from hoggets rather than ewes, a Dunedin scientist says.

The Gardyne family are growing an oat trial crop named after their clan.

Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart will step down at the end of June.

Oat trials in Southland are "absolutely brilliant", Scottish agronomist and oat grower Gordon Rennie says.

Shareholders of long-standing Dunedin oat miller Harraway & Sons are preparing to vote on investing millions of dollars to increase capacity in the business.

Southland Holstein stud owner Kate Cummings is passionate about teaching the next generation how to show heifers.

Southland Holstein stud owner Kate Cummings is passionate about teaching the next generation how to show heifers.

Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes with Beef + Lamb New Zealand Otago extension manager Dean Sinnamon, of Oturehua.

Young Angus cattle enthusiasts have been training in Southland as they prepare to represent their country across the Ditch.

Another week, another bidding war for a shedding ram from Central Southland.

A series of livestock sales making way for blanket afforestation on a productive hill-country station in Southland is a shame, a local farmer says.

Pāmu is aiming to increase its deer numbers in the South.

The Tuapeka West Collie Club has cancelled its annual dog trial due to a swede crop being planted on its long pull course.