Lambs reaching $460 in Coalgate saleyards put pressure on record books

A saleyard topping effort has followed earlier success in the show ring after Dick Frahm sold seven Poll Dorset ram lambs for $460 each at the Coalgate livestock sales. Photo: David Hill

Tim Cronshaw

Sunday, August 16, 2026

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Red MeatSeptember 9

Alliance heat pump programme cuts emissions and wins national award

An Alliance Group $16 million programme to install innovative heat pump systems at its Otago and Southland processing plants has won an award after cutting annual emissions by more than 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Rural EventsSeptember 9

Demand outstrips supply at wool auction

Wool prices continue to climb at auction.

Rural Life OtherSeptember 9

KiwiSaver legislation changes progress to open the farm gate to first-time buyers

Legislation is progressing to allow rural workers to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy their first home.

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Rural EventsSeptember 9

Southern fencers’ skills lead to triumphs at national awards

Southern fencers have been nailing it at the latest industry awards.

Shawn McAvinue

Southern fencers’ skills lead to triumphs at national awards