Rural Life

Quick draw for cleaner needles

University of Canterbury third-year student Jade Luxton’s Steerineedle hip holster sterilises...

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.

A commitment to innovation and safety

Work perks … Nicki and Craig McMillan had just touched down in Samoa on a rat eradication project...

A commitment to innovation and safety

NICKI AND CRAIG MCMILLAN, Aviation services, North Otago

Charity riding event to be fun for everyone

Palmerston horsewoman Susan Falconer, pictured with Hunter, is looking forward to hosting the...

Charity riding event to be fun for everyone

A hairdressing voucher received as a gift last Christmas could well have inadvertently saved Susan Falconer’s life.

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Programme hoped to reduce farm injuries

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Programme hoped to reduce farm injuries

Calving and lambing season — it is the time of year when stressed and exhausted farmers are most likely to suffer harm on the farm.

Scramble for 'quick, dirty' figures ahead of dairy talks

Scramble for 'quick, dirty' figures ahead of dairy talks

Emails obtained by RNZ show a last-minute scramble for hard data as pressure mounted on the government to respond to soaring butter prices.

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Tender beef targeted at busy parents

Little Ardroy Beef Company’s Beef Bites are going on New World supermarket shelves next month....

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Tender beef targeted at busy parents

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.

'Complicated': Gene tech bill delayed again

The bill would relax New Zealand's gene technology restrictions, ending a 30-year ban on gene...

'Complicated': Gene tech bill delayed again

Parliament's health and select committee was supposed to report back on legislation last month, but this has now been extended twice.

Robotic rumens aid methane research

Rumenaut lab technician Tim Marshall feeds a robotic rumen in Dunedin. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

Robotic rumens aid methane research

Rumenaut has developed technology to replicate an animal's digestive system, helping researchers to reduce methane on farms around the world — all from a Dunedin laboratory.

Pet food production in full flight

Topflite managing director and co-owner Greg Webster inspects Scratch & Lay chicken feed at...

Pet food production in full flight

Animals eat more in winter, boosting sales for a North Otago pet food producer adding value to southern crops.

From living in car to job driving truck

Anthony ‘Tama' Poata with his daughter Te Atawhai, 1, at their home in Gore. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT...

From living in car to job driving truck

A man who struggled to keep a roof over his head in the North Island, and for a few weeks lived in Dolamore Park, has turned a corner with a new job with Alliance Group.

Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers

Clinton Rugby Football Club president Josh Hurring is calling for entries to a plant and...

Sale hoped to boost club’s numbers

An upcoming plant and machinery sale is aiming to tackle the problem of a lack of premier players lacing up for a rugby club with a rich history in South Otago.

Regional finalist a first-time entrant

Carrick vineyard manager Damon Lovell, of Wānaka, will represent Otago at the Young Viticulturist...

Regional finalist a first-time entrant

Central Otago vineyard manager Damon Lovell is "over the moon" to be representing his region at the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition next week.

Ploughman seeking to improve in competition

Southland ploughman Mark Dillon will represent New Zealand at the 70th World Ploughing...

Ploughman seeking to improve in competition

Shawn McAvinue talks to Riversdale conventional class ploughman Mark Dillon in the Czech Republic capital Prague in the leadup to the 70th World Ploughing...

PGW opens new research site in Hastings

PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin wants the company’s new Hastings Research Centre to...

PGW opens new research site in Hastings

Rural business group PGG Wrightson (PGW) is stepping up its research and development with a new research site in Hastings.

Hind and weaner stag prices lift

Ardleigh Deer co-owners Ben Hudson and his father Don Hudson at Netherdale Red Deer Stud in...

Hind and weaner stag prices lift

Average sale prices for hinds and weaner stags are up in the South despite velvet prices being down.

PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery

PGG Wrightson has become a target of interest for two takeover offers. Photo by Linda Robertson.

PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery

PGG Wrightson has more than trebled its after-tax net profit for the year ended June 30 as the agricultural sector continues to recover.

Desire to win keeps dog triallist going

Mike Evans, of Amberley, with Ted, Liz and their pup Blue, at the Southern Indoor Charity Dog...

Desire to win keeps dog triallist going

When Mike "Bones" Evans headed south for the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trial at Waimumu last week, he was accompanied by "Mum, Dad and the kid" — literally.

Shareholder approval sought for sale

Shareholder approval sought for sale

Site closures and asset sales are possible if farmer shareholders do not support Dawn Meats Group taking a 65% stake in Alliance Group for $250 million, the co-operative says.

Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk

Mataura Valley Milk staff pictured at the plant’s opening in 2018. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk

Talley's Group-owned Open Country — New Zealand’s second-largest milk processor — has entered into a conditional agreement with the shareholders of Mataura Valley Milk to buy the business.

'No significant concerns' over animal welfare at uni farm

'No significant concerns' over animal welfare at uni farm

The Ministry for Primary Industries has visited Lincoln University's demonstration dairy farm following a complaint about animal welfare there.

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