Shawn McAvinue

A primary school science experiment, several years in the making in the Maniototo, is showcasing the sustainability credentials of wool, a long-time advocate says.

An Alliance Group shareholder is calling for chairman Murray Taggart to step down from the freezing works co-operative following a nearly $100 million pre-tax loss.

A strong bench of buyers bid for the calves on offer at an IHC annual fundraiser in North Otago last week.

Rural investment company Craigmore Sustainables has launched a new scholarship for postgraduate study and research in agriculture from next year.

The latest graduates from the Growing Future Farmers in Southland are looking to stay in the province to work.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue asked farmers at the Merrydowns Stud sale in Waikoikoi if weaker sheep commodity prices affected their ram-buying strategy.

Sheep farmers feeling the pinch are keeping on old rams rather than replacing them this season, southern breeders say.

Fewer pigs are being sent to market in New Zealand as farmers leave the industry or reduce production.

Rural investment company Craigmore Sustainables has launched a new scholarship for postgraduate study and research in agriculture from next year.

North Otago vet student Kayleigh Gill is living her dream of working with large animals on southern farms.

More than 400 heifers and cows in two southern beef herds are wearing new electronic ear tags to monitor their behaviour as part of a trial.

Horse riders are vowing to continue to raise money to buy waratahs and wire to restore more horse paddocks at back-country huts in Southland.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to East Otago Catchment Group co-ordinator and sheep and beef farmer Stephanie Scott about the Drone Field Day.

Dairy farmers have plenty of options for milking strategies.

Demand for Jersey Benne potatoes is set to "go crazy" from next week, an Oamaru commercial grower says.

Reporter Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes speaking to sheep and beef farmer Grant McNaughton, of North Otago.

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.