Shawn McAvinue

For the first time since its inception, Growing Future Farmers students will need to pay to take part in the farm skills programme.

Demand for southern Angus bulls is strong.

East Otago triallist Lloyd Smith and his heading dog Code are in a team out to beat their Australian rivals and bring home the Wayleggo Cup.

Angus bull Fossil Creek Urban U032 AB bellows after being sold for $71,000 at the 25th annual Fossil Creek bull sale in North Otago yesterday.

Dairy farmer discussion groups are back.

A winter crop surplus, featuring award-winning kale, has Ben Peter searching for more mouths to eat it.

Confidence in the beef industry has bull buyers bidding up, a Teviot Valley stud owner says.

Manuherikia sheep farmer Irene Leask believes "townie ignorance" is costing her business.

Brendan and Avril Lane are celebrating their first season as owners of a dairy farm on an island in South Otago.

Registrations are open for the 2026 Southern Field Days in Waimumu.

He described yesterday simply as Dog Tucker Day.

Winter grazing systems are being assessed on southern farms, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.

Registrations are open for the 2026 Southern Field Days in Waimumu.

About 80 people attended the 24th annual Leafland Simmental bull sale in North Taieri last week. 

A black Simmental bull sold for $42,000 in North Taieri last week.

A salmonella outbreak continues in the South as a vaccine shortage bites.

Australians are loving sheep-handling gear made in the South, Perkinz general manager Wayne Perkins says.

Life is busy for Southland sharemilker Nan de Haan.