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    Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say

    Liz and Grahame Jones have run the Oturehua Railway Hotel for 17 years. If there is no buyer,...

    Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say

    She’s a great old girl, well built, with a lot of stories to tell and on the market.

    Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history

    Lohi owners Tania Murray Haigh and Russ Haigh, of Ranfurly, with one of the garments from the...

    Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history

    Tania Murray Haigh still vividly recalls visits to Eden Hore’s property at Naseby when she was about 8.

    Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’

    Juvenile black stilts tuck into some of the beef heart provided by Alliance Group. PHOTO: DOC

    Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’

    Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a "fighting chance" by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.

    Centenarian witness to town’s evolution

    Cromwell centenarian Audrey Cowie still lives independently in her own home. Photo: Sally Rae

    Centenarian witness to town’s evolution

    It was a celebration fit for a queen — and rightly so.

    Equipment issue caused death: coroner

    File photo: Getty Images

    Equipment issue caused death: coroner

    A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.

    Dairy farmers start to receive massive Fonterra payout

    Mycoplasma bovis causes animal welfare and productivity issues such as mastitis (udder infection)...

    Dairy farmers start to receive massive Fonterra payout

    Fonterra's thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm resilience.

    Strong demand for every class of calves on offer in East Otago

    Murdoch and Jackie Cameron and daughters Jess, 5, and Elsie, 1, inspect heifers and steers at the...

    Strong demand for every class of calves on offer in East Otago

    Bidding was hot at the first beef calf sale of the season in East Otago.

    Code cracks it for young dog triallist

    Southern dog triallist Maria Burrell and heading dog Code at work on a farm near Gore. PHOTO:...

    Code cracks it for young dog triallist

    You could say she has cracked the code of dog trialling.

    New job for online auction exciting

    Bidr Lower South Island territory manager Mya Reid, of Outram. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE

    New job for online auction exciting

    ‘‘I’ve hit the ground running and I haven’t stopped.’’

    ‘Proud’ to win award before departing farm

    Sonia Harris and her son Macleod Glaister, of Kakapuaka, among their herd, which won the best...

    ‘Proud’ to win award before departing farm

    A South Otago family have sold their dairy farm and milking herd but won an award before the final heifers move to new pastures.

    Pāmu pauses deer milk production

    Sonia Harris and her son Macleod Glaister, of Kakapuaka, among their herd, which won the best...

    Pāmu pauses deer milk production

    Deer milking is on a hiatus in Pukerau this season.

    Light bulb moment to future-proof

    Kyeburn Dog Trial Club course marshall Matt Scott, of  Kyeburn, at the new zig zag course.

    Light bulb moment to future-proof

    “Once you go to one day, you’ll never go back.”

    Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms

    A farmer with his farm fuel tank featuring Levno sensors to monitor fuel withdrawals. Photo:...

    Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms

    Data from an app that tracks farm fuel levels shows a small rise in fuel being taken from monitored tanks during the night, amid the global fuel crisis.

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    Easy as moving cattle from 9000km away

    Mid Canterbury couple Yanina Ferro (left) and Ignacio (Nacho) Perez at Mount Rivers farm in...

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    Easy as moving cattle from 9000km away

    Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.

    Centenarian witnesses evolution of Cromwell

    A young Audrey Cowie shifts cattle on her family’s dairy farm at Quartz Reef Point. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Centenarian witnesses evolution of Cromwell

    It was a celebration fit for a Queen — and rightly so.

    Clinton family sells farm after more than a century

    Ailsa and David Mackie will stay in their home despite the sale of their family farm Kuriwao...

    Clinton family sells farm after more than a century

    The Mackie family are calling time on farming in Clinton.

    Online auction worth a go despite slim demand

    Beach Valley Dairies owner Jason Bennett doubts he will auction his empty Jersey cows again after...

    Online auction worth a go despite slim demand

    A Western Southland dairy farmer took a punt on auctioning his empty cows for the first time.

    Investment continues on Taieri farm

    In the fodder beet crop on Riverlea dairy farm in Momona are (fron left) owner Pete Cashmere and...

    Investment continues on Taieri farm

    Changes are afoot at Riverlea dairy farm on the Taieri.

    Move made for change in careers

    DairyNZ North and Central Otago area manager James Burrows, of Alexandra, has had a career change...

    Move made for change in careers

    Life is busy for James Burrows.

    Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit

    Photo: RNZ

    Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit

    Silver Ferns Farms is back in the black after a few years of financial losses but it is also counting the costs of halting exports into its key Persian Gulf markets.
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