Oat name honours family’s role
Oat name honours family’s role
A compliment for a great tasting bowl of porridge, made from southern oats, may soon be "that’s some fine Gardyne".
Shawn McAvinue
Crowds welcomed back to Waimumu
Crowds welcomed back to Waimumu
Organisers welcomed thousands of visitors to the Southern Field Days 57ha site at Waimumu last week.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue attended Southern Field Days on Wednesday and asked people what they loved about the event.
‘Each day is different’ helping farm animals
‘Each day is different’ helping farm animals
The Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians was launched in 2009 to help ease a shortage of veterinarians working with production animals and working dogs in rural New Zealand.
Student selected for scholarship
Student selected for scholarship
Southland agriculture student Laura Heads is "shocked" to be among the recipients of primary sector scholarships awarded by the government.
Southern Field Days sites ‘sold out quick’
Southern Field Days sites ‘sold out quick’
Farmers flocked to the first day of Southern Field Days yesterday, but there is an expectation they will keep their wallets in their pockets for now.
Dog sale to run regardless of entry numbers
Dog sale to run regardless of entry numbers
The entries are rolling in for the Lawrence Gymkhana Club dog sale on Friday.
Take herd to ‘next level’
Take herd to ‘next level’
A call is being made for farmers to attend a field day in Central Otago and benefit from free advice on how to improve the profitability of a beef herd.
‘Thousands of dollars’ in that pond
‘Thousands of dollars’ in that pond
Effluent is a valuable resource and requires a "future-proof" storage facility, a consultant says.
On tour
On tour
Otago Regional Council staff at an effluent tour field day on Inch Clutha.
Solution sought for solids
Solution sought for solids
A solution is being sought to shift the solids settling on the base of an effluent tank on a dairy farm in South Otago.
‘Lot of moving parts’ when replacing ponds
‘Lot of moving parts’ when replacing ponds
Some rats are set to get an eviction notice from an effluent pond in South Otago.
Gaining consent a ‘licence to farm’
Gaining consent a ‘licence to farm’
An effluent storage consent is a licence to farm, dairy farmer Stafford Ferguson says.
Farmer front-foots new effluent rules
Farmer front-foots new effluent rules
A deadline is looming for new regulations for effluent systems in Otago.
Higher prices make for good cherry season
Higher prices make for good cherry season
The cherry season will go down as a good one despite a much smaller harvest, a Teviot Valley orchardist says.
An endless summer of driving tractors
An endless summer of driving tractors
A farm worker is having an endless summer by switching hemispheres.
Bees do their job at orchards
Bees do their job at orchards
Central Otago orchardists are generally happy with the pollination work of bees in the district this season, an apiarist says.
Topdressing industry ‘scratchy’
Topdressing industry ‘scratchy’
The topdressing industry is navigating turbulent times as farmers cut costs, a southern pilot says.
Finishing adventure race ‘special’
Finishing adventure race ‘special’
You can forgive Fynn Mitchell for missing a day’s work crutching sheep in Southland last week.
Dog trials success: ‘It’s the farm that makes the dogs’
Dog trials success: ‘It’s the farm that makes the dogs’
The tussock-covered hills of a Southland sheep farm are being given credit for a family’s success in dog trials.