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    The price of a block of butter is now 120%  higher than it was a decade ago, according to...

    Willis wants answers over high butter price

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis will be asking dairy giant Fonterra about the high retail price of butter in New Zealand.

    Concern as long-serving livestock station manager resigns

    Jim Ward, former manager of Molesworth station. Photo: PAMU / SUPPLIED via RNZ

    Concern as long-serving livestock station manager resigns

    Worry and speculation about the future use of New Zealand's largest livestock station are rising following the sudden resignation of its long-term manager.

    Number of livestock deaths after floods unknown

    Animals in flooded paddocks in the Nelson Tasman region. Photo: RNZ

    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

    Possums are the main source of bovine Tb in New Zealand. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    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.

    Butter prices surge 120% over a decade

    Photo: Getty Images

    Butter prices surge 120% over a decade

    Increases in dairy prices are having a big impact on food bills.

    Finding the path to farm ownership

    Photo: Getty Images

    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

    Sharing stories on paths to farm ownership in Balclutha included West Otago farmers (from left)...

    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

    PGG Wrightson Real Estate consultant Brent Irving gave tips to navigate the path to farm...

    Equity partnerships need the right people

    Experience and passion overrules equity, Dunedin real estate consultant Brent Irving says.

    White paper addresses succession challenge

    Rabobank New Zealand chief executive Todd Charteris speaks at the Primary Industries New Zealand...

    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’

    CEG Ltd director Tony Marshall spoke about his experiences as a rural accountant and his...

    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

    A topic at a Beef + Lamb New Zealand event in Balclutha was an equity partnership of a sheep and...

    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

    Genesis’ Lauriston Solar Farm is up and running with further sites proposed for Leeston, also in...

    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

    2025 New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year Otago Southland finalist Cam Smith goes through his...

    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&nbsp...

    Offices being converted to Lincoln student accommodation

    Photo: Lincoln University

    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

    Deer to Care co-owner Stu O'Neill hands Gore & Clutha Whānau Refuge manager Talia Marshall a...

    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

    Fossil finder and preparator Al Mannering (left) and Dr Paul Scofield, Museum Natural History...

    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

    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE

    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’

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    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

    The Clutha flathead galaxias is a critically endangered species found only in Central Otago....

    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

    The Waitane Young Farmers group raised over $1500 for the Rural Support Trust with another...

    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.
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