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.
Toni Williams
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.
Rubber birthing cow 'incredibly real experience'
Rubber birthing cow 'incredibly real experience'
WATCH: A South Island agricultural institute is offering its state-of-the-art training cow Matilda to people in the dairy industry looking to train staff ahead of the calving season.
Flying ace keen to pass on flight skills
Flying ace keen to pass on flight skills
Boutique farmers brave cold at stalls
Boutique farmers brave cold at stalls
Mid Canterbury boutique farmers Monique Smith and Allan Ramsay are among a handful of businesses braving the cold mornings and manning winter stalls in downtown Ashburton.
Testing times for wool but worth maintaining quality
Testing times for wool but worth maintaining quality
The meat and wool industry is facing various challenges, Mt Somers farmer David Acland says.
Signing off from intense help role
Signing off from intense help role
Judy Skevington, the friendly voice at the end of Rural Support Trust Mid Canterbury’s hotline, has resigned.
Ploughmen compete for Mid Canterbury ploughing glory
Ploughmen compete for Mid Canterbury ploughing glory
WATCH: More than 20 well-drilled ploughmen took part in the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club ploughing match late last month.
Glyphosate research ‘conclusions’
Glyphosate research ‘conclusions’
Fifth-generation arable farmer Hamish Marr has spent the past year immersed in academia, travelling around the world to research glyphosate use. He talks to Toni...
Stalwart still ploughing ahead
Stalwart still ploughing ahead
Ploughing stalwart John Stalker took to the field last weekend in the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club qualifying ploughing match.
‘We need to understand what we can do well as a nation’
‘We need to understand what we can do well as a nation’
Nationwide attention post-Covid-19 lockdown is now turning to economic recovery — or at least slowing the freefall — arable farmer David Clark says.
Federated Farmers team welcomes new faces
Federated Farmers team welcomes new faces
Two new faces have been elected to the Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury provincial team.
Farmers supply mince to local foodbanks
Farmers supply mince to local foodbanks
Meat the Need founders Siobhan O’Malley and Wayne Langford have helped supply months’ worth of meat to foodbanks across Canterbury and the South Island.
A&P Show will go on in Ashburton, for now
A&P Show will go on in Ashburton, for now
Organisers of the Ashburton A&P Show are ploughing ahead with planning for an annual show but keeping the budget in mind.
Ashburton man cycles 73km for 73rd birthday
Ashburton man cycles 73km for 73rd birthday
Retired Ashburton businessman Tony Todd celebrated his 73rd birthday last week by cycling 73km around Ashburton raising more than $6800 for Hospice Mid Canterbury. He was joined by around 25 cycling...
Lifestyle change for hard-working Canterbury baker
Lifestyle change for hard-working Canterbury baker
The Covid-19 lockdown has given Canterbury baker Matt Harvey a new lease on life.
Flat out making sure flour gets through
Flat out making sure flour gets through
Flour shortages around the country have had the dedicated crew at New Zealand BioGrains, in Ashburton, working flat out to help ease limited supply.
Community to rescue for harvest
Community to rescue for harvest
CharRees Vineyard owners Charlie and Esma Hill put a call out on social media for help to harvest during lockdown.
Roadside creations attract attention
Roadside creations attract attention
The Stephenson family, of Fords Rd in Willowby, spent a day of their lockdown creating a giant female rabbit to lure in the Easter Bunny and put a smile on the faces of people driving past.