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    Bucketloads of floral delights

    Paul Castelow prepares for the next Pick a Bucket at Smithfield Flowers. PHOTOS SUSAN SANDYS

    Bucketloads of floral delights

    Grab a bucket and fill it with flowers — the instructions are simple, the task a delight.

    A career woven in coloured wool

    Beverley Forrester (MNZM) and some of the products her team knits and crafts from natural, undyed...

    A career woven in coloured wool

    Beverley Forrester dismissed the official notification she received asking if she would accept a New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours

    Wool prices climb strongly as demand lifts

    PGG Wrightson Wool South Island manager Dave Burridge has concerns the crossbred wool market is...

    Wool prices climb strongly as demand lifts

    Strong wool prices are rising sharply to nearly a 10-year high as overseas buyers scramble to secure orders in a global shortage.

    Prices lambs, ewes fetching now ‘actually unbelievable’

    PGG Wrightson auctioneer Mark Yeates (left) sells lambs as PGG Wrightson agent Jayden Crawley...

    Prices lambs, ewes fetching now ‘actually unbelievable’

    Bidding was hot at back-to-back lamb and ewe sales on the Taieri earlier this month.

    Hailstorms 'wiped out entire crops' in Canterbury

    Photo: David Birkett

    Hailstorms 'wiped out entire crops' in Canterbury

    Canterbury arable farmers are facing millions of dollars of losses after a third big hailstorm hit parts of the region on Friday.

    Smooth sire smashes record

    Littlebourne Wapiti owner Geoffrey Pullar displays the velvet head of 3-year-old wapiti bull...

    Smooth sire smashes record

    A Central Southland velvet champion has set a record for the highest price in a wapiti bull auction.

    No double-digit milk payout this season

    The high supply of milk worldwide has meant New Zealand dairy farmers have had to lower their...

    No double-digit milk payout this season

    South Island dairy farmers are waving goodbye to another double-digit milk payout as global supplies remain stubbornly high over the 2025-26 season.

    Female shearers shine in South Otago

    Rose Lewis was hospitalised five months ago, but returned to participate in the record attempt....

    Female shearers shine in South Otago

    Four female shearers have established a new world record, shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed.

    Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

    Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

    "An experience like no other".

    Smooth sire smashes record

    PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Smooth sire smashes record

    Littlebourne Wapiti owner Geoffrey Pullar sold his 3-year-old bull White 8 for $95,000 in Central Southland last week.

    Trophy deer demand buoys prices

    Brock Deer stag Dutton sold for the top price of $57,000 at the annual on-farm sale in Merino...

    Trophy deer demand buoys prices

    Trophy sires are taking the spoils at red deer stag sales in the South.

    Prices lambs, ewes fetching now ‘actually unbelievable’

    PGG Wrightson auctioneer Mark Yeates (left) sells lambs as PGG Wrightson agent Jayden Crawley...

    Prices lambs, ewes fetching now ‘actually unbelievable’

    Bidding was hot at back-to-back lamb and ewe sales on the Taieri last week.

    Receiving award ‘moving’

    Retired southern farmers Geoff and Ailsa Neilson, with their son Andrew Neilson and daughter Di...

    Receiving award ‘moving’

    Retired southern farmer Geoff Neilson held back tears as he and his wife Ailsa accepted the inaugural Wales International Relations Award.

    Charity lamb competition

    This spring’s national lamb crop is forecast to be 22.8 million head, 0.9% higher than in 2020,...

    Charity lamb competition

    The Riverton Lions Club is inviting farmers to showcase their best lambs and support a worthy cause with the launch of its charity lamb competition.

    Summers hotter in past — residents

    John McElroy, of Roxburgh, recalls droughts and harsh winters during his time farming in the...

    Summers hotter in past — residents

    The days of being able to rely on Central Otago’s hot, dry summers may be over.

    ‘Full-on three days’ expected

    Southern Field Days chairman Steve Henderson, committee members and volunteers start marking out...

    ‘Full-on three days’ expected

    The Southern Field Days is returning soon for another year — bigger, bolder, with a few quality-of-life changes to ensure the best event possible.

    Former Waikoikoi farmer was ‘community man’

    David Simmers was killed in Wānaka recently after being crushed under his own car. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Former Waikoikoi farmer was ‘community man’

    The Wānaka man who died after being crushed by his car in his own driveway had just finished jump-starting a visitor’s car for her.

    Global deer sector leader honoured

    Peel Forest Estate’s Graham Carr has received a New Year’s Honour for his contributions to deer...

    Global deer sector leader honoured

    A Geraldine man has been honoured for his contributions to the deer industry, which span nearly four decades.

    Storms cause $10m in crop losses

    Wheat crops took a beating and in some cases were stripped bare of their grain after a trio of...

    Storms cause $10m in crop losses

    Arable growers are reeling from up to $10 million in crop losses after a trio of widespread hail storms whipped through Canterbury farms.

    Dry start to new year for the South

    Hot weather is predicted to continue through February. Photo: Getty Images

    Dry start to new year for the South

    The Deep South has had a dry start to 2026, the MetService says.
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