Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Demand was hot at the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale and some prospective buyers left empty-handed.
Shawn McAvinue
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South overrepresented in lame stats
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South overrepresented in lame stats
People sending sheep and cattle to southern meatworks have an overrepresentation in the number of fines being issued for livestock arriving lame.
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'Out of control' wild pigs killing lambs
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Wild pig damage ‘frustrating’ for South Otago farmers
South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.
Lone Star farms scaling down
Lone Star farms scaling down
Nearly 15,000ha across three stations, the "heart" of a sheep and beef breeding and finishing business, is on the market in the South.
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Southland rural professional, sheep farmer and mother Keely Buckingham’s main motivation is to enjoy whatever she sets out to do.
‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected
‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected
Clutha farmers got a taste of the best way to get rid of their waste.
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
An historic church building on a dairy farm has sold and is staying in West Otago.
Laser weeder on the job in Southland
Laser weeder on the job in Southland
A robotic weeder is the first of its kinds in New Zealand, a Southland vegetable grower says.
Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer
Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer
A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.
New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
In the first of a three-part series, Shawn McAvinue visits Southland dairy farms using different types of off-paddock infrastructure for calving, wintering, feeding and stand-off management.
Expansion of shed generates optimism
Expansion of shed generates optimism
A project to extend a milking shed is coming to an end, as calving begins on a dairy farm near Mataura.
$10,000 grant to fund pest eradication ‘awesome’
$10,000 grant to fund pest eradication ‘awesome’
A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.
Here’s hoping things remain positive
Here’s hoping things remain positive
Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to Will Orpwood Cattle & Sheep Scanning owner Will Orpwood, of Wendon in Northern Southland.
Here’s hoping things remain positive
Here’s hoping things remain positive
Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to Will Orpwood Cattle & Sheep Scanning owner Will Orpwood, of Wendon in Northern Southland.
Farmers set to hit the slopes
Farmers set to hit the slopes
A skifield in the foothills of the Southern Alps near the Otago border is joining an initiative to give farmers a break on the slopes next month.
Pine plantation 'ecological disaster', neighbours say
Pine plantation 'ecological disaster', neighbours say
Ngāi Tahu Forestry bought nearly 2500ha of sheep and beef farms in Hindon to plant trees.
Planning business details ‘essential’
Planning business details ‘essential’
Farm ownership has no right or wrong approach but everything will be great in the beginning, a rural accountant says.