Massive winds take toll on farms
Massive winds take toll on farms
North Canterbury farmers are continuing to count up the losses from severe winds leaving a trail of destruction on Culverden farms.
Horticulture
Call for consent hold until RMA done
Call for consent hold until RMA done
Canterbury farmers are calling for the processing of resource consents costing up to $100,000 to be renewed to go on hold until the government’s overhaul of the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Carrfields developing R&D site
Carrfields developing R&D site
Canterbury's family-owned Carrfields Group is developing a multimillion-dollar research and development farm for seed and plant innovation.
$75m new butter hub at Clandeboye
$75m new butter hub at Clandeboye
South Canterbury will be the undisputed home base for butter making in the South Island after Fonterra signed off a $75 million expansion project at its Clandeboye site.
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
It's a Dawn deal.
New factory set to double processing capacity
New factory set to double processing capacity
French owners of jam, juice and sauce company Barker’s will start processing at a new factory near Geraldine by the end of the year as part of a $50 million to $60m expansion project.
Wet drag on milk production
Wet drag on milk production
A soggy spring put the dampener on early milk production targets after a wet winter at Lincoln University’s Dairy Farm.
Changes to put farm in top 10%
Changes to put farm in top 10%
Lincoln University Dairy Farm has moved from 10 milkings every seven days to a more flexible system and has dropped pure plantain growing to keep up with top-performing farms in Canterbury.
Pasture-first approach extolled
Pasture-first approach extolled
A trio of pasture-first dairy farmers are among high-achieving Canterbury operators aiming to harvest every possible blade of homegrown feed.
Hoping for a honey of a season this year
Hoping for a honey of a season this year
Leeston beekeeper Barry Hantz is scrambling to bounce back from a poor honey-making season and, more lately, is having to deal with weak queen mating.
Record supplementary feed used
Record supplementary feed used
South Canterbury farmers leaned on extra supplementary feeding to get them through a slow spring nipping into milk production.
Flood defences boosted
Flood defences boosted
Flood defences are set for a major boost, with $21.5 million in government co-funding to fast-track nine priority river protection projects.
Ingka manages 30,000ha of forests
Ingka manages 30,000ha of forests
INGKA Investments is the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer of Ikea home furnishings.
Changing face of forestry management
Changing face of forestry management
Ingka Investments — the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer of IKEA home furnishings, recently bought 12,900 ha of existing forestry in Northland
IES proud to announce opening of new branch
IES proud to announce opening of new branch
For more than a decade, Independent Engineering Supplies (IES) has been a trusted name in the Timaru engineering community, providing top-quality tools, parts and expert advice to a diverse range...
It’s drench resistance, not a death sentence
It’s drench resistance, not a death sentence
Drench resistance is already hitting farm profits — it is not just a future problem.
And the winners are . . .
And the winners are . . .
"Absolutely thrilled to bits" was the reaction from Southland farmer Mark Thomson after learning he and his wife, Elspeth, were the winners of this year’s Otago Daily Times-Rural Life Rural...
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
The phones are running hot as farmers dial in insurance claims climbing to over $10 million already for weather damage, in which southern farms were hit hard.
Dairy farmer grateful for community help
Dairy farmer grateful for community help
After losing over $16,000 worth of milk, and working 40 hours straight, one Western Southland dairy farmer is in awe of the support from her rural community.
Fonterra to up butter production after brands sold
Fonterra to up butter production after brands sold
Dairy giant Fonterra will spend $75 million to expand butter production as it looks for earnings growth after the sale of its global consumer business.