Eyeing up a homegrown win for 2029
Ploughmen Mark Dillon, of Northern Southland, and Bob Mehrtens, of Timaru, represented New Zealand at the 70th World Ploughing Championship in the Czech Republic last...
Rural life
From Waimumu to the world
From Waimumu to the world
Winning the 2024 Southern Rural Life Innovation Awards at Waimumu’s Southern Field Days was just the start for Grant Lightfoot.
Search for A&P queen resumes
Search for A&P queen resumes
The search for the ultimate southern belle resumes this summer, as a long-standing tradition returns to Balclutha’s showgrounds.
Town’s compost used on farm
Town’s compost used on farm
South Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are "thinking outside the box" by applying compost created from garden and food waste collected from kerbside bins.
Hands-on agricultural experience
Hands-on agricultural experience
Waimate High School’s new initiative — the AgHub — is already cultivating excitement across South Canterbury.
Fencer gets into competitive side
Fencer gets into competitive side
Canterbury fencer Tom Rathgen’s decision to drop a cabinet-making career to work for the family business in Selwyn has paid off.
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Registrations encouraged
Registrations encouraged
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders are being encouraged to register for its upcoming capital raise roadshow, which start and end in the South.
Sharing a life of advocacy
Sharing a life of advocacy
"I’m going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
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"I'm going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards
Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.
Brunch offers a relaxing break
Brunch offers a relaxing break
Southland Rural Support Trust held a casual "Brunch on us" in the middle of rural Southland last Wednesday, inviting local farmers, growers and community members.
Farmers urged to ‘pledge a beast’ for sport
Farmers urged to ‘pledge a beast’ for sport
A call is being made for farmers to "pledge a beast" to support a university rugby club in Dunedin.
Farmers encouraged to ‘give back’ by training the next generation
Farmers encouraged to ‘give back’ by training the next generation
A record-breaking number of students have applied to be part of the Growing Future Farmers programme next year but a lack of farm trainers is biting, especially in Otago and Canterbury.
NZ ploughmen getting lay of Prague’s land
NZ ploughmen getting lay of Prague’s land
Timaru reversible ploughman Bob Mehrtens is being tested on hard soils after reuniting with his trusty blue Ford 7740 tractor and plough for another tilt at the world title in the Czech Republic.
Quick draw for cleaner needles
Quick draw for cleaner needles
A holster worn on the hip which sterilises needles each time a farmer vaccinates cattle is the idea of a University of Canterbury student wanting to launch it after winding up her studies.
Charity riding event to be fun for everyone
Charity riding event to be fun for everyone
A hairdressing voucher received as a gift last Christmas could well have inadvertently saved Susan Falconer’s life.
Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers
Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers
An upcoming plant and machinery sale is aiming to tackle the problem of a lack of premier players lacing up for a rugby club with a rich history in South Otago.
Ploughman seeking to improve in competition
Ploughman seeking to improve in competition
Shawn McAvinue talks to Riversdale conventional class ploughman Mark Dillon in the Czech Republic capital Prague in the leadup to the 70th World Ploughing...