Alice Scott

Otago Regional Council catchment adviser Jack Mathieson spends a lot of his week through the...

Making a splash in the advisory field

Jack Mathieson spent his childhood fossicking in Southland creeks, now as a 24-year-old he gets paid to do just that as a catchment adviser for the Otago Regional Council.

Rough conditions but tailing rolls on

The tailing gang of (from left) Kieran Duthie, Israel Grey, Jack Lyders, Aaron Rule, Hori Smith...

Rough conditions but tailing rolls on

Southland tailing contractor Jack Lyders laughs that his sheep-farming clients have been on a default mode, ‘‘always ready to expect the worst’’, but many are pleasantly surprised by the tailing tallies.

Tailing tallies ‘haven’t been too bad’

Pictured from left: Kieran Duthie, Israel Grey, Jack Lyders, Aaron Rule, Hori Smith and Ollie...

Tailing tallies ‘haven’t been too bad’

Despite atrocious weather during lambing, a tailing contractor has been pleasantly surprised by tailing tallies. Alice Scott reports.

Vet leaving South after 30 years

After 30 years working as a veterinarian in Southland and Otago, Sid Taylor is moving to the...

Vet leaving South after 30 years

South Otago veterinarian Sid Taylor has handed in the ute keys and put down the gear bag after 30 years working alongside farmers in Southland and Otago.

Professionals on the farm to help cleanup

FMG staff (from left) Tash Falconer, Ange Thomason and Rebecca Thompson are happy in their work...

Professionals on the farm to help cleanup

Rural service professionals put down their phones and laptops and left the keys in the car last week when they turned out in force to help Strath Taieri farmers clean up from recent flood damage.

Volunteer runs on athletes’ efforts

Maniototo farmer Stu Duncan coaches the fundamentals of running fast at Maniototo Area School in...

Volunteer runs on athletes’ efforts

There’s a few more silver hairs on his head and his children are all grown up, but Maniototo farmer Stu Duncan can still be found on the back field at Maniototo Area School, coaching local...

Sunny outlook for farm after installing solar-powered irrigation system

The solar system Sam Spiers has installed at his Tarras farm totals 1000 solar panels spread...

Sunny outlook for farm after installing solar-powered irrigation system

Tarras farmer Sam Spiers admits he did not know much about solar when he first pondered an alternative power source to pump water uphill to his irrigation pivots.

Tarras farm wields power of sun

Sam Spiers of Alpine Pastures Group is pictured (right) with OPR solar manager Jack Readman when...

Tarras farm wields power of sun

Tarras farmer Sam Spiers admits he did not know much about solar when he first pondered an alternative power source to pump water uphill to his irrigation pivots.