‘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.
Red Meat
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.
Registrations encouraged
Registrations encouraged
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders are being encouraged to register for its upcoming capital raise roadshow, which start and end in the South.
Sharing a life of advocacy
Sharing a life of advocacy
"I’m going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
'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.
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Plantain tied to less nitrate leaching
Plantain tied to less nitrate leaching
A plantain trial shows its role in reducing nitrogen leaching and boosting profit on Southland farms.
Relishing move to the South
Relishing move to the South
Sharemilker Renae Martin continues to progress in the dairy industry after moving to South Otago.
Revival of Lake Onslow scheme considered
Revival of Lake Onslow scheme considered
A private consortium is gauging interest in reviving a pumped hydro power project shelved by the National government as promised during the last election.
Viticulturist targets national title
Viticulturist targets national title
A persistent effort has allowed a Bannockburn viticulturist to take a crack at winning the national Young Horticulturist of the Year award to be held in Auckland in November.
Environmental breach fines to soar
Environmental breach fines to soar
Environmental breaches will cost more from this month, as new rules raise fines across New Zealand, with Clutha under closer scrutiny.
Historic home put back on the market
Historic home put back on the market
Nestled on the banks of the Waihopai River is a home that is nearly as old as Invercargill itself.
Dogs called in for Kurow wallaby hunt
Dogs called in for Kurow wallaby hunt
Rifles have been loaded and sniffer dogs brought in as the hunt begins to exterminate more wallabies around Kurow continues.
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Once the crown jewel of a Waikaia resident’s fence line, three sets of stag antlers have been stolen in a brazen heist.
DairyNZ science leadership team gets a refresh
DairyNZ science leadership team gets a refresh
DairyNZ has announced the appointment of Jenny Jago to a newly created leadership team role — science partnerships and impact adviser.
‘Liberated’: not standing, or cycling, for council again
‘Liberated’: not standing, or cycling, for council again
Despite a pre-election campaign in which he rode Invercargill streets on a bicycle, Robert Guyton confesses he has never ridden to an Environment Southland meeting.
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.
Surprise identical bull triplets born on Southland farm
Surprise identical bull triplets born on Southland farm
There is a lot of bull being seen on a dairy farm just south of Gore. Three identical bulls have been born.
Accountant returns to rural roots
Accountant returns to rural roots
From rural Zimbabwe to the rolling hills of Central Otago, Conrad Kamota’s journey has come full circle — from finance professional to aspiring farmer.