Butter prices surge 120% over a decade
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Increases in dairy prices are having a big impact on food bills.
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Number of livestock deaths after floods unknown
Number of livestock deaths after floods unknown
The government is responding to animal welfare issues at flood-affected farms at the top of the South Island, but concedes the number of livestock deaths is unknown.
Tb risk in Upper Waitaki focus of meeting
Tb risk in Upper Waitaki focus of meeting
A public meeting is being held in Omarama to discuss bovine tuberculosis risk following concerns about Ospri’s response to Tb in the nearby Lindis Pass.
Finding the path to farm ownership
Finding the path to farm ownership
About 80 people attended the Beef + Lamb event "Different routes into land ownership" in Balclutha recently.
Helping next generation succeed
Helping next generation succeed
Farm owners need to help the next generation be successful, West Otago farmer Allan Richardson says.
Equity partnerships need the right people
Equity partnerships need the right people
Experience and passion overrules equity, Dunedin real estate consultant Brent Irving says.
White paper addresses succession challenge
White paper addresses succession challenge
More than $150 billion in farming assets in New Zealand will require a succession process in the next decade, Rabobank New Zealand chief executive Todd Charteris says.
Planning business details ‘essential’
Planning business details ‘essential’
Farm ownership has no right or wrong approach but everything will be great in the beginning, a rural accountant says.
Trust important in three-way equity partnership, farmer says
Trust important in three-way equity partnership, farmer says
Trust is an important part of a three-way equity partnership in a Strath Taieri sheep and beef farm.
Another Canty solar farm on cards
Another Canty solar farm on cards
Genesis is on track to make a final investment decision midway into next year to spend $110 million on building another large solar farm in Canterbury.
Another crack at title definitely on
Another crack at title definitely on
Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to 2025 Otago-Southland Young Farmer of the Year Cam Smith about his first time competing in the national final week in Invercargill ...
Offices being converted to Lincoln student accommodation
Offices being converted to Lincoln student accommodation
A bed shortage for first-year Lincoln University students is being relieved by converting office and teaching rooms into a new accommodation wing.
Charity using wild game to feed those in need
Charity using wild game to feed those in need
A new charity initiative in Southland is turning wild game into a lifeline for retired emergency services workers, local charities and others in need by delivering free-range venison directly to...
Magpie roots found in St Bathans
Magpie roots found in St Bathans
Magpies may be regarded in Central Otago as annoying Australian imports or unwelcome newcomers from Canterbury but decades of research has revealed their ancestors lived in St Bathans 19 million...
Outstanding outhouses
Outstanding outhouses
The series "Outstanding Outhouses" features images of striking structures in the rural South including Kelso Dairy Factory in West Otago.
Chaplaincy network meets ‘real need’
Chaplaincy network meets ‘real need’
While rural communities close church doors in their droves, one group have found a way to rebuild a supportive non-denominational church — without walls.
Critically endangered fish found in two new sites, returns to another after years
Critically endangered fish found in two new sites, returns to another after years
A tiny native fish with a big conservation story has resurfaced in the streams of Central Otago.
Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit
Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit
A scavenger hunt in Gore was a smash hit at the weekend, raising more than $1500 for a support group, with organisers thrilled about the success.
Bed shortage to be met by office wing conversion
Bed shortage to be met by office wing conversion
A bed shortage for first-year Lincoln University students is being relieved by converting office and teaching rooms into a new accommodation wing.
Freestall barn a game-changer in West Otago
Freestall barn a game-changer in West Otago
Fairleigh dairy farm owners Ken and Nancy Eade and their son Bruce have been able to better realise the genetic potential of their pedigree herd since installing a freestall barn in West Otago.