Yvonne O'Hara

If Armageddon happened Barb Peel said she and husband Stuart would be ''alright'' on their Raes Junction farm.

Wild Earth Wines' success at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards earlier this month proves Central Otago wines can age gracefully, marketing and sales manager Elbert Jolink says.

About $22,000 was raised during the "hilarious'', sold-out "Blood is thicker than water'' debate between two teams led by brothers Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan and Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan.

Apiculture New Zealand will continue to focus on bee health and education as part of its strategies for the good of the sector, despite the majority of commercial beekeepers' voting ''no'' to the...

An Angus cow with calf at foot was judged the Mainland Minerals' Supreme Beef Breed champion during the Wanaka A&P Show on Saturday.

Farmers are able to apply for grants to subsidise their tree planting programmes through the One Billion Trees initiative, which was launched in November.

Some of the latest in New Zealand and Dutch pipfruit sorting and packing technology has been installed in an Ettrick packhouse, encouraging greater efficiencies and productivity, without losing staff.

Recent increases in crossbred wool prices are good news for southern farmers, but the price is likely to return to its previous lows in the next few months, reports Yvonne O’Hara.

Six Otago and Southland beef farmers have partnered with AngusPure New Zealand in a programme to improve the quality and taste of the meat - and their returns.

Is the Otago/Southland region ready for a large-scale fire?

It was 20 years ago last week when Central Otago firefighters had to deal with two large fires, in the Waikerikeri Valley and Springvale area and in the Gorge Creek/Fruitlands area.

Switzerland now has a full team for the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Le Dorat, France in July, thanks to a recent recruit who arrived in New Zealand last month.

Yvonne O'Hara takes a cruise on the Clutha River.

Ossie Brown, of Naseby, was taught to hunt by his father before he was 6 and now he has made a career out of it.

After 45 years as Maniototo A&P Association secretary Neville Wahrlich has stepped down from the role.

The rural sector was on display during the 120th Maniototo A&P Show in Ranfurly last Wednesday.

Tom Pinckney, of Northburn Station, near Cromwell, has raised his hand for election to the QEII Trust board of directors.

Despite receiving some bad news on Monday, Winton Amies, of Naseby, was determined to enjoy a day out at the Maniototo A&P Show yesterday with his dog Ruby and his 1938 Pontiac 38.

Geoff Smith attends as many A&P shows as he can during the season and there are 97 of them.