Event showcase for rural power
As the crowd poured through the gates on the first day of the Southern Field Days at Waimumu organiser Steve Henderson was unsure what the conversation starters would be.
Rural life
Sheep fly off the shelves at three Southern sales
Sheep fly off the shelves at three Southern sales
Sheep sale prices continue to soar in the South.
‘Best crowd’ for years at show
‘Best crowd’ for years at show
Enjoying a day out at the Gore A&P Society’s 143rd annual show on Saturday
Nightcaps farmer makes grand final
Nightcaps farmer makes grand final
Thomas Slee is the top young farmer in the South.
Southerner pays top price for sire
Southerner pays top price for sire
Shedding ram Enfield 132/24 sold for the top price of $9000 at Gore Showgrounds last week.
Shearers, woolhandlers ready to battle
Shearers, woolhandlers ready to battle
Competitors are coming from across the world to compete in the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships next week.
Stud owner ‘really happy’ with result
Stud owner ‘really happy’ with result
Some of the merino rams on-offer at Armidale stud in Gimmerburn last month.
Sale result sign of boosted confidence, stud owner says
Sale result sign of boosted confidence, stud owner says
A couple of Suftex rams, bought by Melrose Station at the Paramount annual ram sale in Mataura last week.
On top with ‘cute’ breed
On top with ‘cute’ breed
Kacee Flannery, of Waipori, shows her blacknose Valais ram lamb Bugsy Denzell, which won the top prize for his breed and age at the Taieri A&P Show in Mosgiel last month.
Young farmers to put skills to the test
Young farmers to put skills to the test
Contestants will battle it out at the Otago Southland Young Farmer of the Year regional final in Gore on Saturday.
Hundreds attend rodeo event
Hundreds attend rodeo event
Di Story, of Wyndham, competes in the first round of the second division barrel race at the Mad Bull Rodeo Club Bulls ’n’ Barrels event at Henley, on Saturday.
Ram sells for $14,000
Ram sells for $14,000
Ram Snowdon E337/24 sold for $14,000 at Gore Showgrounds last week.
Women set shearing world record
Women set shearing world record
Four women showed their grit to set a world record of shearing more than 1900 strongwool lambs in eight hours in South Otago.
Triallist ‘relieved’ after maiden win
Triallist ‘relieved’ after maiden win
West Otago dog triallist Kay McClymont and her heading dog, Peggy Sue, won the maiden section at the New Zealand Yarding Challenge.
Community unites for fundraiser
Community unites for fundraiser
Shearers queued at the stands to take their turn to help out a mate earlier this month raising more than $120,000 for a trip of a lifetime for him and his family.
Boot Bash ball rebooted
Boot Bash ball rebooted
Love is in the air — with a side order of gumboots — as a classic singles ball returns to the country calendar on Saturday.
King William reigns supreme at A&P show
King William reigns supreme at A&P show
Strong shedding sheep King William reigns supreme.
Snowdon Station ram sells for $14,000
Snowdon Station ram sells for $14,000
Southern ram sale average prices are on the rise as a cautious confidence returns to the sheep industry.
Bucketloads of floral delights
Bucketloads of floral delights
Grab a bucket and fill it with flowers — the instructions are simple, the task a delight.