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Dairying can be a tough life for many farmers but it's especially difficult if you're a woman on your own with a family to raise.

Southern Rural Life reporter Yvonne O’Hara asked DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel some questions about DairyNZ’s annual report for 2017/2018, which was released prior to its annual meeting in...

Many farmers are going through a  a challenging time with the M. bovis outbreak. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) dispels a few myths.

The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Southern South Island Farmer Council has a new chairman.

It's mince, but not as we know it.

The red meat sector has welcomed the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Central Otago Winegrowers Association (Cowa) is hosting a cellar door and wine tasting event for Central Otago wineries to showcase their product to the region's accommodation providers and tourism...

A Mosgiel couple's love for apple cider has led them to making their own.

Central Otago cherries are being considered by a $250 million horticulture investment fund, but nothing has "lined up'' yet, Craigmore chief executive Che Charteris says.

Saying ''yes'' has led to some ''pretty intense, but exciting'' off-farm challenges for Cameron Henderson.

After a lengthy shearing career, a Dunedin man decided to take a step back. However, things only seem to be speeding up.

Macraes Mine emergency response co-ordinator Steve Renton volunteered at the Otago Field Days as a first aid helper recently. Reporter Ella Stokes caught up with him to see what the job involved.

Peter Black has been farming Texels since they were first released in New Zealand in 1990.

The Palmerston Saleyards come to life last Friday and Saturday with tents, people, machinery and more for the third annual Otago Field Days.