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Rural Life OtherSeptember 6

Promoting New Zealand’s primary industries through skincare brand

When skincare entrepreneur Megan Seator was on maternity leave with her now five-year-old daughter, times were tough on the farm.

Sally Rae

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Rural PeopleSeptember 6

Helping create female leaders in the rural sector aim of new exec director

Kristi Wright has a very short commute to work these days. She is the new executive director of the Fairlight Foundation, the female-only training institute based at Fairlight Station.

Sally Rae

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Rural Life OtherSeptember 2

Lobbying to get cows to eat Southland seaweed

A seaweed grower is “lobbying hard” to get a legislation change so the native plant grown in Southland can get government approval for use as a methane inhibitor in ruminant animals.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural EventsSeptember 1

New Zealand dog trial team come from behind to win transtasman test series

Under immense scoreboard pressure, Palmerston dog trialist Lloyd Smith produced a diamond performance to win a transtasman test.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural Life OtherAugust 30

‘The wood industry really did save my life’ — from drugs and booze to businessman

"There’s a good chance I could have been in jail or six feet under but the wood industry really did save my life.” Southland sawmill owner Rodney Lonneker was an inspiring speaker at last week’s New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference in Dunedin.

Sally Rae

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Rural Life OtherAugust 26

Flood protection controls river flow and reduces water on farms in South Otago

A pipe dream is now a reality in South Otago.

Shawn McAvinue

Red MeatAugust 26

Survey shows shift towards beef cattle

The growth of the Southland beef herd is the largest percentage shift in New Zealand for the livestock class, a Beef + Lamb New Zealand survey shows.

Rural EventsAugust 26

Strong wool prices rise after sharp fall and more market volatility likely, auctioneer says.

The strong wool market delivered a major reversal of the sharp downward spiral across recent sales, PGG Wrightson says.

Rural EventsAugust 26

Booming bunny population spurs regional council drop-in session

Land occupiers in the Allanton area are invited to an Otago Regional Council drop-in session to discuss rabbit management.

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Rural Life OtherAugust 26

Rising pest pressure impacting Southern farm incomes

Farmers in Otago and Southland are reducing stocking rates as pest pressure impacts farm income, a survey shows.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural LifeAugust 26

Canterbury beef stud springboard for nationwide project towards low methane and feed efficient cattle

North Canterbury’s Te Mania Angus stud is the launch site of a major research project to breed low methane and more feed efficient beef cattle.

Tim Cronshaw

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Rural LifeAugust 26

Strong El Niño emerging from record-setting start — farmers advised to plan now to offset losses

Farmers heading into a tricky season on the South Island’s east coast are being given fair warning to prepare for a major El Niño, writes Tim Cronshaw.

Tim Cronshaw

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Rural LifeAugust 26

Fall armyworm’s march on maize crops in a potentially strong El Nino intrigues researchers

Fall armyworm’s response to an El Niño season will be studied over the coming maize growing season.

Tim Cronshaw

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