Quick draw for cleaner needles
A holster worn on the hip which sterilises needles each time a farmer vaccinates cattle is the idea of a University of Canterbury student wanting to launch it after winding up her studies.
Rural life
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.
Lone Star farms scaling down
Lone Star farms scaling down
Nearly 15,000ha across three stations, the "heart" of a sheep and beef breeding and finishing business, is on the market in the South.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
A historic church building on a dairy farm has sold and is staying in West Otago.
New PGG Wrightson store up and running
New PGG Wrightson store up and running
Agricultural company PGG Wrightson’s new store and office is now open in Invercargill.
$5.4m loss reported after site closure
$5.4m loss reported after site closure
Christchurch-based Ravensdown has reported a loss of $5.4 million after tax and one-off costs for the year ending May, with the costly closing of Dunedin fertiliser manufacturing among business...
Camp opens eyes to agribusiness
Camp opens eyes to agribusiness
An Invercargill schoolgirl was never serious about a career in agribusiness until joining 25 students in an educational camp in Canterbury.
Forestry conversions spur study
Forestry conversions spur study
Rural mental health advocate Kathryn Wright is undertaking what she believes to be the first social research in New Zealand on population loss due to forestry conversions.
‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected
‘Pretty pleased’ at waste collected
Clutha farmers got a taste of the best way to get rid of their waste.
On-farm adviser scholarships open
On-farm adviser scholarships open
Applications are open for a scholarship programme to produce the next generation of on-farm advisers to support farmers and growers.
Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices
Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices
Dairy farmers have their wallets out again as farm sales rise sharply in Southland and Canterbury on the back of higher milk prices.
Forestry conversions spur study
Forestry conversions spur study
Rural mental health advocate Kathryn Wright is undertaking what she believes to be the first social research in New Zealand on population loss due to forestry conversions.
Organic veg farm loses $250k worth of crops
Organic veg farm loses $250k worth of crops in floods
An organic vegetable farm in Canterbury lost about $250,000 of crops in the flooding which saturated the region in early May.
Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine
Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine
A Southland dairy farmer who ripped off his workers has been penalised a further $15,000 for obstructing the employment authority's investigation.
Expansion of shed generates optimism
Expansion of shed generates optimism
A project to extend a milking shed is coming to an end, as calving begins on a dairy farm near Mataura.
New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
In the first of a three-part series, Shawn McAvinue visits Southland dairy farms using different types of off-paddock infrastructure for calving, wintering, feeding and stand-off management.
Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer
Grant to help reduce feral pigs, deer
A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.
Laser weeder on the job in Southland
Laser weeder on the job in Southland
A robotic weeder is the first of its kinds in New Zealand, a Southland vegetable grower says.