Shawn McAvinue

Southland Farm Machinery apprentice Logan Robertson will face off against a North Islander and four Australians for the title of the John Deere service apprentice technician of the year.

Is South Otago man Owen Booth the G.O.A.T of New Zealand Boer goat breeding in New Zealand?

Pupils of a small South Otago school want to show Southern Rural Life readers their beloved tree "Big Softy".

A plan is brewing to tackle the plague of rabbits on Otago Peninsula.

The 65th annual Gore Dog Sale is on next week.

Dunedin livestock scientist Jason Archer is making the most of the border reopening and has been discovering a new world shifting its focus to sustainability.

The only thing certain in life is change and Southland farmer Kevin Hall wants to be part of it. Shawn McAvinue visits a field day to see how the Ballance Farm Environment Awards regional winner is...

AgResearch senior scientist David Stevens has been speaking to farmers in North Otago and Southland about the importance of building flexibility in a farming system.

Deer milk from an Eastern Southland farm has won an award at an international dairy competition.

Southland dairy farmers Stefan and Annalize du Plessis won the Small Business Recognition Award at the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards last week.

Deer are fussy eaters and must be served quality feed, farmers say.

In the final of the series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people making the food served at bull sales in the South to share their recipes.

Everything’s bigger in the United States but a Dunedin butcher is confident he will be a cut above the rest as he prepares to compete on the world stage.

Maniototo farms mustered many of the top awards at the Otago Merino Association awards dinner.

Consultation on the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity exposure draft closes on July 21.

Nick Abbott’s more than 35-year career in the rural sector ends tomorrow.

Southern farmers are supplying a "weird and wacky" beef cattle breed to two brothers championing its meat.

Rob Hall has been breeding tasty Galloway cattle in Eastern Southland for more than 20 years.

More than 200 people attended the 22nd annual Fossil Creek Angus bull sale in North Otago last week.