Shawn McAvinue

The wait is over for the hard work of generations of a South Otago family to be honoured at the New Zealand Century Farms and Station Awards on Saturday.

The annual Maniototo Last Muster Lamb Sale near Ranfurly is the last big lamb sale in the South Island for the season.

Canterbury cropping farmers flocked to the Maniototo for the last big lamb sale in the South Island for the season.

More than 70 people attended a Beef + Lamb "farming for profit" field day at Cairnhill sheep and beef farm in Becks in the Manuhuherikia Valley last week. 

Janet and Phil Smith have transformed their farm in the Maniototo into a successful business finishing lamb and beef for high value markets.

Downcast calves feeding on a winter crop and turnips tumbling into a waterway proved to be turning points for the owners of a sheep and beef station in Northern Southland.

A Southland contractor is calling on an international technology company to give its clients a refund after a satellite failure hampered his GPS-guided tractors.

Families with a proud history of hardship, perseverance and success will be honoured at the New Zealand Century Farms and Station Awards in Lawrence this month.

More than 40 people attended a seminar called Loyal to Soil in Dunedin last week.

Registrations are now open for the Southern Field Days in Waimumu for three days from February 14 next year. 

More than 120 people attended a Beef + Lamb field day on Awatere Station in Waikaia last week.

Shawn McAvinue talks to triallist Alex Delay (27), the winner of the heading dog event at the Black & Tan Young Guns run-off at Jeff Farm between Mataura and Clinton earlier this...

The Tokomairiro Ploughing Association hosted the 68th New Zealand 2023 Ploughing Championships in Milton last week.

About 30 judges scrutinised the plots at the 68th New Zealand 2023 Ploughing Championships in Milton last week.

Splitting the soil is easy — putting it back together is the real skill, Taieri ploughman Murray Grainger says.

About 100 people attended back-to-back calf sales at five stations in Upper Clutha last week. 

Southland student George Heenan anticipates a bright future working in the red meat sector.

More than 1000 heifers and steers were on offer at the Omakau 2nd Calf Sale in Central Otago last week. 

Shawn McAvinue talks to Upper Manuherikia Young Farmers Club president Hope Oliver between droving a herd of cattle at the Omakau Second Calf Sale in Central Otago last week.