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    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

    Willie Wiese. Photo: supplied

    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

    Photos: SAFE

    '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.

    Carbon farming stokes pest, fire fears

    James Hunter worries the huge cost of managing forestry pests and fire risk is falling on farmers...

    'Disaster waiting to happen': Carbon farming stokes pest, fire fears

    The increasing number of farms being planted in trees for carbon farming is raising fears about the spread of pests and fire risk.

    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.

    PGW to open new research site

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

    PGW to open new research site

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

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    'Out of control' wild pigs killing lambs

    Standing in a paddock turned over by wild pigs on Munro Valley Farms in South Otago are farmers ...

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    Wild pig damage ‘frustrating’ for South Otago farmers

    South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.

    Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts

    Oyster farmers in the Warkworth area, north of Auckland, fear their businesses won't survive the...

    Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts

    A payment of about $10,000 has been deposited into the accounts of Mahurangi Harbour oyster farmers - the only catch is they don't know what the money is for.

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    South overrepresented in lame stats

    Sheep can be culled for lameness but require a veterinary certificate of fitness for transport....

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    South overrepresented in lame stats

    People sending sheep and cattle to southern meatworks have an overrepresentation in the number of fines being issued for livestock arriving lame.

    Sale brings hot demand for cattle

    More than 50 people attend the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

    Sale brings hot demand for cattle

    Demand was hot at the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale and some prospective buyers left empty-handed.

    Call for awards entries

    PHOTO: KERRY MCCORRY

    Call for awards entries

    A call is out for southern farmers and growers to enter the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

    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.

    Genetics tool popular

    Otago Daily Times file photo

    Genetics tool popular

    Otago farmers have been using the nProve Beef genetics tool to make better breeding decisions and drive genetic improvement in their herds, Beef + Lamb New Zealand says.
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