Lime business helps expand biodiversity
Following some trial and error, plus a little experience, a new nursery programme beside a lime mining site at Browns, near Winton, has germinated about 10,000 native seedlings in its first year.
Farming
Fears mounting as harvest looms
Fears mounting as harvest looms
Covid-19 will create a seismic shift in production for Central Otago’s horticulture and viticulture industries this season.
Cherry firm selling 24ha
Cherry firm selling 24ha
More than 20ha of land that was once part of Bendigo Station in Tarras is on the market.
Flourishing daffodils’ family history shared
Flourishing daffodils’ family history shared
Lawrence man Ben Hart is looking forward to sharing a special piece of family history with the public once more this weekend.
Wilding pine control efforts ramp up
Wilding pine control efforts ramp up
A nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations over the next year will generate up to 550 new jobs and help prevent future wild fires, say Biosecurity Minister...
Five tonnes of citrus fruit brings winter cheer to South
Five tonnes of citrus fruit brings winter cheer to South
Groups in Christchurch, Dunedin, Gore and Central Otago have received over five tonnes of Whangārei citrus fruit for distribution to food centres about the South.
Cherry growers ‘excited’ by airport plan
Cherry growers ‘excited’ by airport plan
Central Otago cherry growers would expect to benefit from a new international airport at Tarras.
Campaign to boost food, fibre workforce
Campaign to boost food, fibre workforce
A new campaign launched on Monday will attract people to vital food and fibre sector jobs, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.
Young viticulturists put to test
Young viticulturists put to test
Eight viticulture workers competed in this year’s Corteva Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year at the Otago Polytechnic’s Central campus, Bannockburn, last week.
Peregrine’s Angland wins regional contest
Peregrine’s Angland wins regional contest
A viticulture technician with a sheep and beef background is to represent Central Otago.
Seeds sown for strong elderflower future
Seeds sown for strong elderflower future
If you think a trip overseas could inspire a future career, you may be right.
Wakanui crop king tops own record
Wakanui crop king tops own record
Ashburton farmer Eric Watson has achieved the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield for the second time, beating his former record by 607 kilograms per hectare.
Carbon benefits in growing hemp
Carbon benefits in growing hemp
Growing hemp could help Canterbury farms become carbon-neutral, says Brad Lake, a co-founder of South Island hemp producer, The Brothers Green.
‘37 farms to plant out and the phone is still ringing’
‘37 farms to plant out and the phone is still ringing’
It has been a year since Tammy Wright established her landscape, gardening and riparian planting business, Fork and Spade, and since then she has got busier and busier.
Growing native plants creating legacy
Growing native plants creating legacy
The quality of water entering lakes, rivers and streams from farms in the Upper Clutha catchment is improving due to the thousands of natives being planted. One of the nurseries supplying plants is Wanaka’s Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust nursery.
Educational day for young viticulturists
Educational day for young viticulturists
Domaine Thomson Wines hosted the Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year educational day last Thursday.
Potato industry opposes dumping
Potato industry opposes dumping
Makikihi Fries is bracing for impact as manager Stewart Hydes pleads with Government, on behalf of the potato industry, to stop a surplus of European product being dumped in New Zealand.
Stranded seasonal workers want to go home
Stranded seasonal workers want to go home
Vanuatu's approach to repatriating seasonal workers stuck in Central Otago may be motivated by economics more than fears of Covid-19, an orchardist and a worker say.
South Island winter tomato growers hit by carbon charges
South Island winter tomato growers hit by carbon charges
Parts of New Zealand might soon struggle to find tomatoes in winter.
Ni-Vanuatu workers left in the lurch
Ni-Vanuatu workers left in the lurch
Horticulture and viticulture industry leaders in Central Otago are trying hard to accommodate more than 700 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers left stranded by Covid-19 border closures.