Tech, online tools helping family wool business prosper
Omakau wool buyers WS Hickey & Son Ltd have demonstrated a knack of moving with the times.
Farming
South Otago group buying in to idea of improving environment
South Otago group buying in to idea of improving environment
Southern farmers have come in for a public bashing in certain sections of the media during recent months, as unflattering winter grazing conditions hit the spotlight. Richard Davison takes a look...
Quality control everything for Cairns
Quality control everything for Cairns
During 28 years at Silver Fern Farms’ Waitane plant, Bronwyn Cairns has gained a wealth of experience, and witnessed a lot of change.
Muslim family loves farming but values, belief defines them
Muslim family loves farming but values, belief defines them
Diversity in Southland’s farming community may not be seen as one of the region’s strengths, but one dairy farmer has found a bountiful existence in these lands.
Experts have say on whether cherries justify their popularity
Experts have say on whether cherries justify their popularity
Faced with all manner of economic worries — from Trump to freshwater policies — where might investors put their hard-won savings in the hope of a better than deposit rate return? Might cherries —...
Turning challenges into a strength
Turning challenges into a strength
The dual challenges of landscape and climatic diversity can also be a strength, says Fernvale Genetics farmer Lloyd Brenssell.
High-country stations work on keeping Lake Wanaka pristine
High-country stations work on keeping Lake Wanaka pristine
Keeping Lake Wanaka pristine for future generations is on the wish list for many of us, and that includes the majority of high-country farmers whose properties lie within the lake catchment. Kerrie...
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Ladies, picture this if you will. It’s been a long, cold winter and along with the extra layer of insulation you’ve acquired on your body, you’ve decided, to help keep yourself warm, to instigate a...
Shearing for beginners
Shearing for beginners
They make it look so easy. Holding a full-grown sheep still, while calmly running a handpiece over their bodies giving them their annual haircut, writes reporter Tracey Roxburgh.
Plenty of buzz about NZ beekeeping
Plenty of buzz about NZ beekeeping
New Zealand has the potential to build a unified beekeeping industry, comparable to other livestock industries.
Most important place on farm is in kitchen, cook says
Most important place on farm is in kitchen, cook says
Peppermint slice is the kind of ‘‘slice of life’’ from a New Zealand high-country station even the most urban of city folk can get into.
Colourful, varied life spent on land
Colourful, varied life spent on land
He could have been a jockey, a vet, an All Black, an Olympian or a boxer. But it’s the high country that called Roy Webb’s name and the place he’s found the most joy in his life.
Time off farm works wonders for stress
Time off farm works wonders for stress
Scott Wilson reckons the importance of getting off the farm for a few hours for a catchup with like-minded people cannot be underestimated.
Tough beginning but hard work, sticking with it pays off
Tough beginning but hard work, sticking with it pays off
Pam Jones talks to the Parsons family about farming life on their Central Otago Waikerikeri property as they move on to a new era.
Successes or failures riding on Lindis minimum flow decision
Successes or failures riding on Lindis minimum flow decision
Tarras farmer Jayne Rive sits at the kitchen table of the Cloudy Peak homestead in the Ardgour Valley, her eyes ever-animated as she talks about the uncertainty involved with securing irrigation water for the family farm.
Southern Young Farmer finalists feeling community support
Southern Young Farmer finalists feeling community support
Alan Harvey grew up watching the Young Farmer of the Year contest on television and it was something he aspired to be part of.
South’s Ballance Farm Awards finalists named
South’s Ballance Farm Awards finalists named
It's time to celebrate excellence in the farming sector.
Oregon couple living the dream despite problems with predators
Oregon couple living the dream despite problems with predators
Bill and Sharon Gow reckon they are living the dream. The American ranchers, who were holidaying in New Zealand recently, run a cow-calf ranch in Roseburg, Oregon.
Fishing a positive spinoff from Brydone family’s farming ethos
Fishing a positive spinoff from Brydone family’s farming ethos
Jom and Birgit Pemberton's Southland dairy farm has main-road frontage, making it extremely visible for the passing public, while they also provide walking access through the property for fishermen.
Bulleid passionate about wool education, knitting
Bulleid passionate about wool education, knitting
Andrea Bulleid loves wool. That passion has led her to launch her own fledgling business, The Sheep’s Back, in a bid to promote the natural fibre and teach the art of knitting.