Shawn McAvinue

Many flow-on effects if scroll plains classified as wetlands

Puketoi Station owner Emma Crutchley pats her heading dog Libby near an oxbow lake on an Upper...

Many flow-on effects if scroll plains classified as wetlands

A Maniototo Basin farmer fears proposed new freshwater rules will remove an important tool used to protect a unique scroll plain.

Detour while drainage trenches installed

Detour while drainage trenches installed

Sheep graze in a paddock near State Highway 87 in Kyeburn on the Maniototo, after the section of highway became part of a detour route last week.

‘Struggle’ to find shepherd trainers for students

At a Growing Future Farmers open day at Wakefield Farms in Dipton earlier this month are (from...

‘Struggle’ to find shepherd trainers for students

The search continues for Southland sheep and beef farmers to teach the next generation of shepherds.

On a roll

School leavers are applying early to secure spots at agricultural training facility Telford, in South Otago.

Vet: Drench resistance ‘explosion’

Wormwise central South Island facilitator Dave Robertson, of North Otago, lead a workshop about...

Vet: Drench resistance ‘explosion’

Farmers need to act now to curb an "explosion" of drench-resistant parasites, a southern vet says.

All in a day’s work

A heading dog moves a flock of sheep on Longland Station, towards the Kakanui Range, in the Maniototo last week.

Farmer developing a cashmere supply chain

David Shaw classes fibre shorn from a Cashmere goat on his farm.

Farmer developing a cashmere supply chain

When South Otago farmer David Shaw reached a crossroads he had to decide to either "give up on goats" or find a market for cashmere.

Dog trials a successful fundraiser

Craig Milburn of Milton sends his dog Sky to cut off the sheep during his run at the Southern...

Dog trials a successful fundraiser

The Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials was a "very successful event", an organiser says.

Fencing contest envisaged for pupils

Taieri College pupils Lance McClimont (16, left), of Lee Stream, and Jordyn Timney (17), of...

Fencing contest envisaged for pupils

A South Canterbury teacher is on a mission to launch a teenage fencing competition.

Fencing day focuses on ‘me time’

Fencer Jack Easen, of Timaru, throws a hammer at the National Fencing Field Day at the Otago...

Fencing day focuses on ‘me time’

"Have some me time" is the message Fencing Contractors Association New Zealand president Phil Cornelius is hammering home.

Sourcing southern meat a learning curve

Sourcing southern meat a learning curve

A call for southern farmers to supply meat to a new Dunedin butchery has been answered but logistics to get it in the cabinets have been a steep learning curve, the butchers say.

Winter crops boost charity groups

Friends of Outram School committee co-presidents
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Winter crops boost charity groups

The nearly $100,000 raised by the 2022 Taieri Winter Crop Competition and Charity Auction is a record-breaker.

The first 50 years of a deer farming research programme is set to be celebrated in Mosgiel. Shawn McAvinue talks to Ag Research scientist Jamie Ward about now science has been delivering for the deer industry.

Free health check initiative for farmers

Registered nurse Kirsten Barnes checks the blood pressure of Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins at the...

Free health check initiative for farmers

A third of the farmers who visited the launch of a new health check initiative were referred to see a doctor.

Fencing competition envisaged for teenagers

A South Canterbury teacher is on a mission to launch a teenage fencing competition.

Lay of the land

Shawn McAvinue asked fencers at the National Fencing Field Day, at the Otago Taieri A&P Showgrounds, on August 3, how they cope with the stresses of working in the industry and what they do to...