Shawn McAvinue

A retired Dunedin couple is taking action against rabbits so future generations can enjoy their native forest.

A Dunedin organic market garden is bucking a national trend of falling sales in small agriculture businesses.

A South Otago community rallied for a scarecrow building competition to help put its town on the map.

South Otago dairy farmer Sandra Campbell is a self-proclaimed "crazy tree lady" as the size of her native plant nursery continues to grow.

The Emissions Trading Scheme provides opportunities for farmers, but they must understand the risk, a forestry consultant says.

 Never a bridesmaid, always a bride.

The scale of a native plant nursery has gone from "zero to ridiculous" on a South Otago dairy farm.

The Emissions Trading Scheme provides opportunities for farmers, but they must understand the risk, a forestry consultant says.

Mid Canterbury deer farmer Duncan Humm is diversifying to lease land for harvesting sunshine.

A maize crop is making its debut on a dairy farm in South Otago this summer.

More than 100 people attended the annual Lawrence Gymkhana Club working dog sale on Friday.

Sheep farmers can increase efficiency by getting a higher performance from their sheep flock, an academic says.

Strategies are needed to help oat growers battle pests, diseases and adverse weather, a plant breeder says.

Southern farmers grow the best oats, a Scottish agronomist says.

A project has proven detainment bunds in free-draining soil can prevent stormwater contaminants entering waterways, now the spotlight is on heavier soils in the South.

An arable hub is to be launched in Southland.

Shawn McAvinue asks people in the southern cropping sector how concerned they are about fall armyworm arriving in the South.

Sheep farmers can increase efficiency by getting a higher performance from their sheep flock, an academic says.

Diversification opportunities for pastoral farmers in the upper Taieri catchment was the focus of a workshop in Ranfurly last week.

The latest New Zealand Drought Index shows southeast Otago and inland Otago are experiencing extremely dry conditions.