Field day fodder
Field day fodder
The cows at Southern Dairy Hub are producing more milk despite a smaller winter crop footprint this season.
Shawn McAvinue
Auction sees record price for bull at sale, twice
Auction sees record price for bull at sale, twice
The self-proclaimed best work of bull breeder Rodney Dobson set a record for the highest bid at his on-farm sale in Western Southland, but the title was short-lived.
Bull sale astounds
Bull sale astounds
The dairy bull season got under way in The South last week.
Ways to stay connected
Ways to stay connected
The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week this year is to reconnect with the people and places which lift you up.
Keeping the cattle moooving
Keeping the cattle moooving
Shawn McAvinue talks to Palmerston Saleyards chairman Anita Vickers before the start of the first Palmerston Spring Cattle Sale last week.
Stag party celebrates 50 years
Stag party celebrates 50 years
Nearly 140 people attended a celebration of 50 years of deer farming science excellence at Invermay Agricultural Centre in Mosgiel last week.
Invermay marks 50 years of deer farming science
Invermay marks 50 years of deer farming science, research
Deer science at Invermay Agricultural Centre in Dunedin is helping a "little industry that could" aspire to become a $1 billion sector.
Season slow but it beats work
Season slow but it beats work
Shearer Aaron Robinson (left), of Warrington, weighs whitebait with his uncle Ross Moore, of Temuka, at Waikouaiti River nearly 40km north of central Dunedin.
Merino Shears leading the way
Merino Shears leading the way
A squad of Indigenous Australian shearers and woolhandlers is set to compete in the 61st New Zealand Merino Shears competition in Alexandra from Friday.
Beef calf rearers exiting the industry
Beef calf rearers exiting the industry
Beef calf rearers are exiting the industry due to decreasing profit margins, a southern stock agent says.
English hands to the plough
English hands to the plough
English farm machinery operators are travelling to the South to bridge a "dire" staff shortage, agricultural contractors say.
Deer welfare code feedback sought
Deer welfare code feedback sought
Feedback is being sought on proposed changes to the code of welfare for deer.
A can-do attitude
Clearing sale to stop temptation to work
Green Island Bush Farms Ross Smaill will be clearing out his shed in Dunedin on Friday. The self-proclaimed workaholic talks to Shawn McAvinue about how his body has been telling him to take it easy since a tragic accident.
Lambing season ‘fast and furious’
Lambing season ‘fast and furious’
A ‘‘fast and furious’’ lambing season is going to plan on a sheep and beef farm in North Otago.
Dairy farmers enjoy free breakfast
Dairy farmers enjoy free breakfast
Dairy farmers shared stories about a favourable calving season at a free breakfast event in South Otago last week.
Aidan Carter a real straight shooter
Aidan Carter a real straight shooter
Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes with Waitane Young Farmer Aidan Carter (20), of Mandeville.
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Drench issue 'a disaster' for sheep farmer
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Drench issue 'a disaster' for sheep farmer
An issue with a slow-release sheep drench capsule is delaying thousands of sheep getting into meat works, which is an "absolute disaster", a Central Otago farmer says.
Call for beef competition to be held earlier in the year
Call for beef competition to be held earlier in the year
The annual Otago-Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition is "better late than never" but would be better earlier in the year, a judge says.
Butchery competition ‘a challenge’
Butchery competition ‘a challenge’
Shawn McAvinue asks Dunedin butcher Issac Webster (32) five questions.
Staying motivated
Breeding better dairy cattle provides the fun for Southland couple
Milking cows can get boring, Southland dairy farmers Robert and Annemarie Bruin say.