Message: wetlands a farm asset
Message: wetlands a farm asset
New Zealand Landcare Trust has led the charge and got people talking about the benefits of wetlands as farm assets.
Toni Williams
Labour-of-love wetland takes shape
Labour-of-love wetland takes shape
Ian and Sue Thornton have planted thousands of trees and spent hundreds of hours clearing the wetland site on their Ealing Dairies farm.
New office-holder sees big shoes to fill
New office-holder sees big shoes to fill
Marg Verrall has been named Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Mid Canterbury provincial president.
Show called off but some events will be run
Show called off but some events will be run
The Ashburton A&P Show, scheduled for next month, has been cancelled.
Appointment in revamped support role
Appointment in revamped support role
Mayfield dairy farmer Frances Beeston has been appointed the new Rural Support Trust (RST) Mid Canterbury co-ordinator.
‘Farmily’ approach works well
‘Farmily’ approach works well
Dairy farmer Rebecca Miller likes to keep her finger on the pulse of the dairy industry.
Noisy Yak find passionate fans
Noisy Yak find passionate fans
At least four thrill seekers took up the chance to fly in a Russian Yak 3 fighter plane, aptly named Full Noise, at the weekend.
Staying busy in service of community
Staying busy in service of community
Craig Wiggins puts his head above the barricade, but only for a cause.
Making most of the opportunities
Making most of the opportunities
Dromore dairy farmers Chris and Jodi Ford are midway through calving.
Vintage machinery taking over courts
Vintage machinery taking over courts
A planned vintage machinery museum on the grounds of the Greenstreet community hall has already been offered its first piece — a vintage swamp plough.
Pest seeds found in crop
Pest seeds found in crop
Black-grass pest weed has been found again in Mid Canterbury.
Mustering mountain men for rugby
Mustering mountain men for rugby
Musterers from the mountains hope to continue with a decades-old charity rugby game against the Methven B team - but it'll depend on the Covid-19 alert level status, and whether the musterers can round up players.
Love of his life: Pair bond over perfect teeth
Love of his life: Pair bond over perfect teeth
Retired Canterbury dentist Peter Rumping met the love of his life not long after graduating from dental school.
BBQ bosses smokin’ it - and you could too
BBQ bosses smokin’ it - and you could too
An executive sous-chef and apprentice will be sharing their love of American-style smokehouse barbecues with Cantabrians at an upcoming summer school class.
Pupils given hands-on lesson on wool’s wonders
Pupils given hands-on lesson on wool’s wonders
Where there’s wool, there’s a way (to use it).
Slinkie collection under pressure
Slinkie collection under pressure
Farmers have been notified there will be costs associated with removing lamb slinkies and calf carcasses from farms, following a fall in international market prices.
Retraining course proving hit with trainees
Retraining course proving hit with trainees
Agri Training has been running a two-week rural retraining foundation course for people wanting skills to work in the rural workforce.
Touch of Massey for Wheat and Wheels rally
Touch of Massey for Wheat and Wheels rally
Planning is under way for the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s Wheat and Wheels Rally.
Good prices at well-attended sale
Good prices at well-attended sale
Valued farm tools of the canine variety went under the hammer this month in Mid Canterbury and people from around the country came to buy.
Anatomically correct ‘cow’ helps teaching
Anatomically correct ‘cow’ helps teaching
Agri Training is offering its state-of-the-art training "cow", Matilda, to those in the dairy industry seeking to train staff before the calving season.