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Rural EventsSeptember 30

Commemorating 65 years of fine wool harvesting in Central Otago

Get set to celebrate a New Zealand Merino Shears milestone for two days in Alexandra from Friday.
Shawn McAvinue
Commemorating 65 years of fine wool harvesting in Central Otago
Commemorating 65 years of fine wool harvesting in Central Otago
Rural EventsSeptember 30

Training for Antarctica-bound maintenance crew

A telehandler fleet maintenance team got in some training on their way to work in Antarctica.
Training for Antarctica-bound maintenance crew
Training for Antarctica-bound maintenance crew
Rural EventsSeptember 27

Agriculture politicians share their vision for southern rural communities

Why is voting for your party in the best interests of rural communities in Otago and Southland?
Shawn McAvinue
Agriculture politicians share their vision for southern rural communities
Agriculture politicians share their vision for southern rural communities
Rural EventsSeptember 23

Wool prices lift at auction as bidders battle for limited supply

Wet weather was a factor driving demand for wool, PGG Wrightson national auction manager Dave Burridge says.
Wool prices lift at auction as bidders battle for limited supply
Wool prices lift at auction as bidders battle for limited supply
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Rural EventsSeptember 23

Identical triplet bull calves to benefit people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities

Eastern Southland dairy farmers Doug and Josephine Dodds are giving their 1-year-old identical triplet bull calves to the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme.
Shawn McAvinue
Identical triplet bull calves to benefit people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
Identical triplet bull calves to benefit people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
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Rural EventsSeptember 23

Southerners roll up their sleeves for decades to help deliver calf fundraiser

Two southerners' decades of dedication are helping deliver the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme.
Shawn McAvinue
Southerners roll up their sleeves for decades to help deliver calf fundraiser
Southerners roll up their sleeves for decades to help deliver calf fundraiser
Rural EventsSeptember 23

Call for calves to support people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities

Southern farmers’ generosity continues to fuel the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme fundraiser.
Shawn McAvinue
Call for calves to support people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
Call for calves to support people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
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Rural EventsSeptember 16

Tourism side-hustle helps pay for biodiversity improvements on East Otago sheep and beef farm

Income from an on-farm glamping business is being used to restore biodiversity on an East Otago farming operation.
Shawn McAvinue
Tourism side-hustle helps pay for biodiversity improvements on East Otago sheep and beef farm
Tourism side-hustle helps pay for biodiversity improvements on East Otago sheep and beef farm
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Rural EventsSeptember 16

Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations

Farmers are uniting as part of a biodiversity conservation project in East Otago.
Shawn McAvinue
Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations
Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations
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