Southern bull buyers bid six figures
Southern bull buyers bid $100,000 or more to help make history at an Angus auction.
Rural life
Tasty mousetraps wrap South’s bull sale season
Tasty mousetraps wrap South’s bull sale season
In the Edi-bull series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people serving food at bull sales in the South to share the recipe.
Three square meals a day on the kale
Three square meals a day on the kale
In a new winter series, Shawn McAvinue asks farmers five questions about their winter crop.
Winning snapshots
Winning snapshots
A merino sheep photography competition in Central Otago helped raise nearly $7000 for charity.
A&P show made $19.3m impact
A&P show made $19.3m impact
One of New Zealand’s largest agricultural and community events has generated an estimated $19.3 million in additional spending for the Southern Lakes region.
Vintage and weather key factors
Vintage and weather key factors
When it comes to picking a pinot noir, it is the vintage that matters most, an Otago study has confirmed.
Beef + Lamb calls for beef bull nominations
Beef + Lamb calls for beef bull nominations
Nominations are open for beef bulls suitable for use in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s dairy beef progeny test.
Company’s momentum ‘remarkable’
Company’s momentum ‘remarkable’
A fledgling skincare company has been going gangbusters since the diversification of a Taieri dairy farm business.
Carr family shapes multi-stranded company for next generations
Carr family shapes multi-stranded company for next generations
The Carr family are future-proofing major agribusiness company Carrfields into a multi-generation business.
Stud sets record for $168,000 bull
Stud sets record for $168,000 bull
A Marlborough stud breeder has no regrets about letting go an Angus bull selling for $168,000 to set a new national record price for all breeds.
Fuel volatility still expected after deal
Fuel volatility still expected after deal
Farmers are being told to count on volatility until diesel prices return to normal — hopefully hastened by a ceasefire agreement by the United States and Iran.
Trump tariffs skip beef and kiwifruit
Trump tariffs skip beef and kiwifruit
The Trump administration’s proposed 12.5% trade tariff based on forced labour concerns has baffled farmers just relieved beef remains exempt.
Proud to be New Zealand grown
Proud to be New Zealand grown
A fifth-generation family of Canterbury barley growers have built a business supplying malt products from locally grown crops to breweries as far as China.
Stud records follow high beef prices
Stud records follow high beef prices
Banks Peninsula stud Silverstream Charolais put fresh ink on the record price for the breed with a $70,000 top bull at its sale.
Donaghys key part of R&D programme
Donaghys key part of R&D programme
Large rural retailer Farmlands is on track to at least match and likely better last year’s profit margin for the 2025-26 financial year.
Kathmandu sets sights on merino wool
Kathmandu sets sights on merino wool
A new autumn-winter collection made from certified merino supplied by Zentera Wool Company will be launched by Kathmandu for its outdoor apparel brand.
Strong wool prices matching late-1980s levels
Strong wool prices matching late-1980s levels
The record books are being dusted off to see if strong wool prices overtake auction highs of the late 1980s.
Poll Dorset stud comes full circle
Poll Dorset stud comes full circle
A Poll Dorset stud will continue its more than 50 years of breeding history after returning to its roots in Macraes Flat.
Embracing technology in East Otago
Embracing technology in East Otago
Sheep and beef farmer John Fitzgerald hosted about 30 people at a Beef + Lamb workshop in Waikouaiti.
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Christchurch-based meat processor and exporter Anzco Foods has signed a deal to buy Greenlea Group.