Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Shawn McAvinue
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
Rising beef prices are making it tougher to sell meat and source cattle to homekill, a Taieri butcher says.
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.
Frustration at lack of rearers
Frustration at lack of rearers
A lack of calf rearers to grow surplus dairy calves is biting despite high beef prices, Taieri farmers say.
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
Taieri dairy farmer Hamish Jenkins talks to Shawn McAvinue about wanting to send fewer newborn calves to the meatworks by finding a way to incentivise growing more of them out.
Testing calves for Tb to give buyers ‘peace of mind’
Testing calves for Tb to give buyers ‘peace of mind’
Testing calves for bovine tuberculosis (Tb) has begun on a Central Otago farm before a new livestock movement control area is introduced that will affect more than 100 properties.
Hard work part and parcel of goal
Hard work part and parcel of goal
Hard graft and a plan is helping Southland sharemilker Shaun Goble get one step closer to his dream of farm ownership.
Concern campers will set up on farms
Concern campers will set up on farms
Freedom campers cause major problems in rural communities and a new bylaw could make it worse, Federated Farmers Otago says.
Waiting for the right time to buy
Waiting for the right time to buy
Southland dairy farmer Michael Berkers’ dream of farm ownership is on hold due to high prices.
Hard work part and parcel of goal
Hard work part and parcel of goal
Southland sharemilker Shaun Goble is boosting production by increasing the number of days his cows can milk, drying them off later and calving them earlier.
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.
Optimism follows Australian tour
Optimism follows Australian tour
Southern farmers are optimistic about the future of the fibre they grow after touring several sheep and wool operations in Western Australia.
Optimism follows Australian tour
Optimism follows Australian tour
Southern farmers are optimistic about the future of the fibre they grow after touring several sheep and wool operations in Western Australia.
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.
Stag trophy market going ‘gangbusters’
Stag trophy market going ‘gangbusters’
Demand for trophy stags at game parks is spiking demand for in-calf hinds at southern sales.
Farmer set to reject proposal: ‘just a terrible deal’
Farmer set to reject proposal: ‘just a terrible deal’
Central Southland sheep and beef farmer Andrew Cowie will reject a proposal to sell a majority share of Alliance Group, unless a deal can put every shareholder in the co-operative on an even playing field.
Farmers to decide on the future of co-operative
Farmers to decide on the future of co-operative
A dawn of a new age or the beginning of the end?
Farmers encouraged to ‘give back’ by training the next generation
Farmers encouraged to ‘give back’ by training the next generation
A record-breaking number of students have applied to be part of the Growing Future Farmers programme next year but a lack of farm trainers is biting, especially in Otago and Canterbury.
Farmers urged to ‘pledge a beast’ for sport
Farmers urged to ‘pledge a beast’ for sport
A call is being made for farmers to "pledge a beast" to support a university rugby club in Dunedin.
Wool worth wait for new markets
Wool worth wait for new markets
Teviot Valley sheep and beef farmer Curtis Pannett is willing to wait for a lift in the price of strong wool.