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Right mentors, attitude key to farm ownership: young farmer

Lower order sharemilkers Jemima Aratema and Marcus Frost aim to progress as quickly as possible in the dairy industry. Photo: Shawn McAvinue

Shawn McAvinueReporter

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Updated, Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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DairyAugust 5

Outstanding in her field: Taieri cow co-wins top Holstein Friesian regional competition

For the first time, the top prize in the Holstein Friesian New Zealand Otago Progeny Competition has a joint winner.

Shawn McAvinue

Outstanding in her field: Taieri cow co-wins top Holstein Friesian regional competition

Outstanding in her field: Taieri cow co-wins top Holstein Friesian regional competition

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DairyAugust 5

Bark chip calving pad provides many benefits on dairy farm in Eastern Southland

A bark chip calving pad reduces soil damage, ensures a herd gets their minerals and makes a diet transition and calving easier, an Eastern Southland sharemilker says.

Shawn McAvinue

Bark chip calving pad provides many benefits on dairy farm in Eastern Southland

Bark chip calving pad provides many benefits on dairy farm in Eastern Southland

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DairyAugust 5

New dairy calves arrive on straw bedding in barn in Eastern Southland

A calving barn is making life easier for a team of dairy farmers in Eastern Southland.

Shawn McAvinue

New dairy calves arrive on straw bedding in barn in Eastern Southland

New dairy calves arrive on straw bedding in barn in Eastern Southland

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DairyJuly 29

Teaching inmates skills is rewarding work on prison dairy farm in South Otago

The cows are back home on a South Otago prison and inmates training for a brighter future will help deliver their calves soon.

Shawn McAvinue

Teaching inmates skills is rewarding work on prison dairy farm in South Otago

Teaching inmates skills is rewarding work on prison dairy farm in South Otago