Rural Life

Recognition for stewards of environment

Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards supreme winners Tracy and Andrew Paterson, of Central...

Recognition for stewards of environment

Central Otago high-country sheep and beef farmers Tracy and Andrew Paterson have won the top prize at the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards for their environmental stewardship and community...

Planning turns into performance

Awarua deer farmer Cam Nelson, with Christina Vaughan, was named the supreme award winner at the...

Planning turns into performance

Awarua deer farmer Cam Nelson’s strong vision and environmental values won him the supreme award at the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards last week.

Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards

Lucy McLean, of Tokanui, Morgan Nimmo, of Gore and Max Cameron, of Dunedin. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards

The winners of the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards were announced at a function at Wingatui Racecourse near Mosgiel last week.

Clutha farmers produce best heifers

Clydevale dairy farmer Richard Ray and his herd which won the in-calf heifer section of the Royal...

Clutha farmers produce best heifers

Clutha dairy farmers have taken home the spoils from the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand southern districts dairy heifer competition.

Breeder seizes ‘the opportunity’

Haswell Farm manager Megan Morrison is participating in the inaugural Holstein Friesian New...

Breeder seizes ‘the opportunity’

South Otago dairy farmer Megan Morrison is the only southerner in a group of young New Zealanders in a new programme teaching skills on governance and cattle breeding.

Teen celebrates first year of stud

Coleraine stud owner Charlotte Hunt leads her Murray Grey heifer Yorkvale Una U7. PHOTOS: SHAWN...

Teen celebrates first year of stud

Teenager Charlotte Hunt is celebrating the first anniversary of her Murray Grey stud in Southland.

New policy ‘huge leap in right direction’

South Otago sheep and beef farmer Amy Blaikie said the government’s new policy to use woollen...

New policy ‘huge leap in right direction’

A South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction".

Palmerston Second Calf Sale

Walking the boards is Ray Ching, of Oamaru. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

Palmerston Second Calf Sale

Demand has been strong at calf sales in the South.

From feed mill to plate

The New Zealand Feed Manufacturers Association is involving as many people as possible in its...

From feed mill to plate

New Zealand is a farming nation known around the globe for its premium produce.

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Campaign hoping to improve safety

Think Safe Brain Campaign founder Harriet Bremner-Pinckney and co-founder Poppy the dachshund....

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Campaign hoping to improve safety

A strategy to "turn health and safety on its head" is helping youngsters across the South keep their families safer at home and on the farm.

Forward-thinkers take top prize

Central Otago high-country sheep and beef farmers Tracy and Andrew Paterson have won the top prize at the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Detailed planning turns into performance

Awarua deer farmer Cam Nelson’s strong vision and environmental values won him the supreme award at the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards last week.

Woolly good news

A South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction".

Family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream

Moving a herd: family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream

Sharemilkers Michael and Cherie Berkers will sell the best of their herd to realise their dream of owning a farm.

Confidence in beef market on rise

Sheep and beef farmer Levin Coulter, of Circle Hill, and his fox terrier Tilly at The Gums annual...

Confidence in beef market on rise

What a difference a year makes in the beef game.

Cattle breeder to defend title in US

Cattle breeder Niamh Barnett will travel from Gore to represent New Zealand at the World Hereford...

Cattle breeder to defend title in US

Southland Hereford cattle enthusiast Niamh Barnett will defend a young breeders title in the United States this year.

Decision on dairy career validated

Duntroon farmer Caleb Smith is the dairy trainee of the year for the North Otago and Canterbury...

Decision on dairy career validated

North Otago farmer Caleb Smith has always known his future was in the dairy industry — despite his parents’ warnings.

‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner

Southland farmer Cameron Smith changes a tyre during the Otago Southland FMG Young Farmer of the...

‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner

Since he was young, Southland man Cameron Smith knew farming would always be part of his life.

Meat processing plant sold

Meat exports surged 10%, led by beef, which partially offset the November decline in dairy...

Meat processing plant sold

A meat works in Gore, previously home to a Japanese Wagyu beef operation which went into liquidation late last year, has been sold.

Business briefs

Business briefs

Mainland Poultry has been granted Overseas Investment Office approval to buy 126ha of land near Ranfurly to establish another free-range egg farm.

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