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    Canterbury council 'put on notice' over discharges

    The decision comes as the region grapples with increasing levels of nitrate in its waterways, and...

    Canterbury council 'put on notice' over discharges

    A court has ruled Canterbury's regional council erred when it allowed farms to discharge nitrates and other pollution without consents, but stopped short of ordering it to change the rule.

    Consent process leaves family anxious

    Omarama farmer Ginger Anderson shows where the Ahuriri River is cutting into his family’s...

    Consent process leaves family anxious

    An Omarama farming family fears it could lose hundreds of hectares of land, critical to its farming operation, while the consenting for river protection work is processed.

    ‘Little wins’ sign tide is turning

    Mark Dowling views a trial native shelter-belt planted on his family’s farm near Wedderburn....

    ‘Little wins’ sign tide is turning

    As the Tiaki Maniototo project reaches the final round of its initial funding, rural editor Sally Rae checks in to see what has been achieved.

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    Show with classic fairground favourites

    Tokomairiro A&P Show talent quest winner 2025 Paige Milburn holds her trophy beside entertainment...

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    Show with classic fairground favourites

    Community spirit once again shone alongside glorious weather as about 2500 people turned out for the Tokomairiro A&P Show in Milton on Saturday.

    Welsh organisations bestow award on couple

    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE

    Welsh organisations bestow award on couple

    Southern farmers Geoff and Ailsa Neilson are being celebrated for opening their home and the minds of scores of Welsh visitors.

    Milk price forecast lowered

    Photo: RNZ

    Milk price forecast lowered

    Dairy giant Fonterra has lowered its milk price forecast as strong supply in the global market weighs on prices.

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    Human-grade ingredients no dog’s breakfast

    Laura Wilkinson (left) and Steph Mearns, co-founders of Christchurch pet food business Gourmate...

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    Human-grade ingredients no dog’s breakfast

    Nothing but the best goes into the pet food bowls of Pikelet the cat and pampered pooches Margot and Dexter, Tim Cronshaw writes.

    Ram’s strong sale price ‘pretty unreal’

    Madison Taylor (left) and Callum Dunnett, from Hazlett Ltd, and vendor Symon Howard with the...

    Ram’s strong sale price ‘pretty unreal’

    It was a day to remember for Lawrence sheep breeder Symon Howard.

    Maize proving a winner as high-energy feed

    Carrfields agronomist Katie Gunn, of Roxburgh, inspects maize on Hill Springs sheep and beef farm...

    Maize proving a winner as high-energy feed

    More than 60 people attended the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Central Otago Farming For profit event "Power of the Cow" in the Teviot Valley recently.

    Yard weaning makes ‘steady, happy cattle’

    Hill Springs co-owner Curtis Pannett at his new cattle yards in Teviot. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

    Yard weaning makes ‘steady, happy cattle’

    Yard weaning helps produce calmer, better-adjusted calves, a Teviot Valley sheep and beef farmer says.

    Crossing breeds lifts growth rates

    Limehills co-owner Gray Pannett speaks about his farm system, including his first cross yearling...

    Crossing breeds lifts growth rates

    Most farmers put a terminal ram out and they should do the same when selecting a bull breed, a Central Otago cattle breeder says.

    From land to sea

    Shannon Bunn and Daniel Bellamy, both of Momona.

    From land to sea

    Fifteen people were riding the waves at the first Surfing for Farmers Dunedin session last week.   

    Cream of the crop on show

    Holstein Friesian heifer calf Lowburn D Mogul Pippa entered by Kimberley Simmons, of Brydone....

    Cream of the crop on show

    The South Island Holstein Friesian Championship was held at the South Otago A&P Show recently.

    ‘Shears’ returning to 2-day competition

    Alexandra’s Pagan Rimene will be hoping to retain her NZ Woolhandling Open title  during an...

    ‘Shears’ returning to 2-day competition

    Shearing aficionados could find themselves experiencing double vision later this summer as a key event returns to a two-day format in anticipation of top international talent competing.

    $270m meat merger complete

    Willie Wiese. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    $270m meat merger complete

    Alliance Group has formally completed its new transaction with Irish company Dawn Meats.

    Consent granted for overseas sale of farms

    The government has approved the sale of three adjoining dairy farms in South Otago to overseas...

    Consent granted for overseas sale of farms

    Consent has been granted for the sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms to an entity ultimately majority beneficially owned by pension funds administered by the Washington State Investment...

    Farmers urged to consider risks

    Southern farmer Andrew Morrison is asking his peers to think about the health and safety risks on...

    Farmers urged to consider risks

    Injured Southland farmer Andrew Morrison is urging his peers to consider the risks on their properties in order to avoid accidents.

    Military career provides platform for leadership

    New IrrigationNZ chairman Andrew Mockford (left) visited the Grand Coulee Dam in the United...

    Military career provides platform for leadership

    Serving the air force took Andrew Mockford around the world and gave him skills to become the new head of irrigation’s industry body, writes Tim Cronshaw.

    Drones used in fight against bovine Tb

    Pilot Chris Scoggins, of Interpine Pilots, holds aloft a new weapon in the fight against possums,...

    Drones used in fight against bovine Tb

    Rocklands Station has plenty of places a possum can run to, but if a new trial proves successful the pests will have nowhere they can hide.

    Insight into nitrate-busting wetlands

    Farmer and certified nutrient management adviser Lee Baldwin and dairy farmer Murray Wards in...

    Insight into nitrate-busting wetlands

    A Gore dairy farmer says the $5000 wetlands built on his property have lowered nitrates in its creek by 30%.
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