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.
Rural life
‘Virtual shepherd’ shows productivity benefits
‘Virtual shepherd’ shows productivity benefits
Waitaki Valley farmer Richard Subtil has put virtual shepherd neckbands on his beef cows to keep them out of waterways and has discovered many more benefits.
Tb testing to bring buyers peace of mind
Tb testing to bring buyers peace of mind
Testing calves for bovine tuberculosis (Tb) has begun on a Central Otago farm before a new livestock movement control area is introduced that will affect more than 100 properties.
Rebate from proposed sale ‘insignificant’
Rebate from proposed sale ‘insignificant’
Alliance Group released new information last Thursday including an "insignificant" rebate to its farmer-shareholders if they accept a proposal to sell a majority share of their red meat co-operative.
‘Virtual shepherd’ shows productivity benefits
‘Virtual shepherd’ shows productivity benefits
Waitaki Valley farmer Richard Subtil has put virtual shepherd neckbands on his beef cows to keep them out of waterways and has discovered many more benefits.
Do cattle need a drench coming out of winter?
Do cattle need a drench coming out of winter?
Wormwise vet Mary Bowron outlines factors to consider.
Advantages of a genetic plan
Advantages of a genetic plan
A plan helps you get the best genetics for your flock.
Vote yes or go bust, Alliance warns
Vote yes or go bust, Alliance warns
Alliance Group is urging shareholders to vote to accept a $250 million investment, saying if they do not, the company risks insolvency.
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
Taieri dairy farmer Hamish Jenkins talks to Shawn McAvinue about wanting to send fewer newborn calves to the meatworks by finding a way to incentivise growing more of them out.
Frustration at lack of rearers
Frustration at lack of rearers
A lack of calf rearers to grow surplus dairy calves is biting despite high beef prices, Taieri farmers say.
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
Rising beef prices are making it tougher to sell meat and source cattle to homekill, a Taieri butcher says.
Testing calves for Tb to give buyers ‘peace of mind’
Testing calves for Tb to give buyers ‘peace of mind’
Testing calves for bovine tuberculosis (Tb) has begun on a Central Otago farm before a new livestock movement control area is introduced that will affect more than 100 properties.
Feedback sought on Tb’s last gasp
Feedback sought on Tb’s last gasp
Feedback is being sought on how to finish the job of eradicating bovine Tb from New Zealand.
Opportunity to ‘invest in yourself’
Opportunity to ‘invest in yourself’
Beef + Lamb Otago extension manager Dean Sinnamon, of Clydevale.
NZ’s largest piggery has community in mind
NZ’s largest piggery has community in mind
Nearly 100,000 pigs are raised each year at the nation’s largest piggery in North Canterbury, Tim Cronshaw writes.
Meatworker hazards subject of uni study
Meatworker hazards subject of uni study
A study has been launched to investigate the workplace hazards meatworkers face in the South.
NZ’s largest piggery has community in mind
NZ’s largest piggery has community in mind
Nearly 100,000 pigs are raised each year at the nation's largest piggery in North Canterbury, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Optimism follows stock survey results
Optimism follows stock survey results
Big drops in sheep numbers have been halted, to the relief of sheep and beef farmers already more upbeat after stronger prices.
New product bites into beef market
New product bites into beef market
Little Ardroy Beef Company founder Wayne Cameron is about to put his Beef Bites on supermarket shelves after two years of testing recipes on his family.