'Mega event': Crowds flock to Fieldays
Fieldays got close to a record attendance this year, and had the largest opening day crowd in the event's recent history.
Rural life
Dog triallists on hunt to beat Aust
Dog triallists on hunt to beat Aust
North Otago Centre triallists Lloyd Smith and Scott Hunter, and their respective heading dogs, are part of a team to attempt to regain the Wayleggo Cup from Australia.
Brooke Reichel's peppermint slice
Brooke Reichel's peppermint slice
In the Edi-bull series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people making the food served at bull sales in the South to share their recipes.
Bull sale results — June 1 to June 7
Bull sale results — June 1 to June 7
Earnscleugh Station High Country Genetics co-owner Duncan Campbell and PGG Wrightson national genetics manager Callum McDonald admire Hereford bull Earnscleugh Gunsmoke 244700.
Farm training explored
Farm training explored
More than 150 prospective students and their whānau attended the Southern Institute of Technology’s annual open day at Telford last week.
Booming rural economy on display at Fieldays
Booming rural economy on display at Fieldays
The booming rural economy will be on full display when the annual Fieldays agricultural showcase kicks off in Hamilton's Mystery Creek today.
Record bull sale in Teviot Valley
Record bull sale in Teviot Valley
Family traditions are deeply rooted in a Hereford bull sale in Teviot Valley.
Farming family chasing efficiency
Farming family chasing efficiency
The 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards winner will be announced at a ceremony in Christchurch on July 2.
Entries open for beef competition
Entries open for beef competition
Entries are open for the Otago and Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition.
South cleans up at championships
South cleans up at championships
Southern competitors took home most of the top prizes at the South Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships.
Focusing on environmental gains
Focusing on environmental gains
A Southland family continue to make environmental gains since diving in the deep end to go deer farming.
Kale crop hits sweet spot
Kale crop hits sweet spot
A kale crop won Ian Bathgate and his son Simon, of Outram, the 2026 Taieri winter crop competition.
Stud sale result ‘mind-blowing’
Stud sale result ‘mind-blowing’
A Catlins dairy stud reduction sale attracted strong demand across New Zealand.
Southern bull sale results
Southern bull sale results
Rising 2-year-old bull sale results in the South last week.
Contract milkers take top prize
Contract milkers take top prize
Southland dairy farmers Scott and Stacey Mackereth are the 2026 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year.
Countdown on to Maniototo Lions’ winter crop contest
Countdown on to Maniototo Lions’ winter crop contest
The Maniototo Lions Club winter crop contest has attracted a record number of entries.
Southern competitors clean up
Southern competitors clean up
Southern competitors took home most of the top prizes at the South Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships.
Buoyant beef market creates buzz for bull sale
Buoyant beef market creates buzz for bull sale
Maniototo bull breeder Stu Duncan is buoyant about the leadup to his sale.
Tour hosts genetic connection
Tour hosts genetic connection
A South American farmer has a personal connection to one of his tour stops — an Angus stud in North Otago.
Land stewardship to be celebrated
Land stewardship to be celebrated
Century Farms will again bring farming families and industry influencers from across the country to Lawrence this month, celebrating historic stories of land stewardship.