A plan was made to ensure horse events could continue to canter on at the annual Otago Taieri A&P Show in Mosgiel, held at the weekend, no matter what the traffic light system colour was.
Cancer survivor Shaun Bradley is set to shear sheep to help Southerners battling the disease. Shawn McAvinue catches up with the West Otago farm manager as he prepares for some hard mahi on Waitangi weekend.
A Southern Rural Life investigation has discovered the most popular name for a working dog in the South. One name came out on top in both Otago and Southland. Shawn McAvinue reports.
Bidders flocked to a sheep sale at the Waiareka Saleyards in Oamaru last week. Shawn McAvinue photographed some of the buyers and sellers at the auction.
More than 80 people attended a Beef + Lamb New Zealand field day at Rotherwood farm in the Maniototo last week. Shawn McAvinue photographed some of the crowd at the homestead before the farm tour...
Docking has been curtailed on a sheep and beef farm in West Otago. Shawn McAvinue talks to Avalon owner Allan Richardson about breeding cleaner sheep with shorter tails in West Otago.