Mataura shearer makes NZ team
Mataura shearer Brett Roberts was runner-up in the New Zealand Merino Shears open shearing final, in Alexandra on Saturday, ensuring him a place in the New Zealand team.
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Alliance executives grilled in South
Alliance executives grilled in South
"How did we get here?"
Farmers aim to keep Alliance ownership
Farmers aim to keep Alliance ownership
A group of Southland-based Alliance Group shareholders say the $250 million offer by an Irish meat company for a 65% stake in the co-operative appears to significantly undervalue the business
Proposal offers ‘false hope’
Proposal offers ‘false hope’
An alternative proposal to retain 100% farmer ownership of Alliance Group is not credible in the timeframe set by the company’s banking partners, chairman Mark Wynne says.
Tractor collection to go to auction
Tractor collection to go to auction
A Wānaka developer is auctioning off more than 100 tractors as his collection grows out of control.
‘Whole history’ of new ventures
‘Whole history’ of new ventures
Agricultural entrepreneur Alex de Boer has a long history of doing business in the South.
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Spores of a "devastating" livestock disease have been detected on five southern sheep farms, a scientist says.
Patience earns top price at sale
Patience earns top price at sale
Palmerston Spring Cattle Sale vendor John Lozell declined multiple offers to buy his steers and heifers before bidding began.
Going cheek to cheek with charities
Going cheek to cheek with charities
They’re giving full bloom a whole new meaning.
Reeling in well-schooled fish part of ‘collaboration’
Reeling in well-schooled fish part of ‘collaboration’
Patearoa farmer and keen fly angler Simon Norwick says the trout in his local river have "PhDs in fishermen".
US firm to buy assets
US firm to buy assets
Synlait Milk has entered an agreement to sell its North Island sites for $307 million to a United States buyer in a business shake-up to focus on core Canterbury operations.
Decade of dedicated work comes to fruition
Decade of dedicated work comes to fruition
This is the year the Auld Farm Distillery founders will hold in their memory — the end of a 10-year journey to release their first batch of single-malt whisky.
Wallaby eradication project launched
Wallaby eradication project launched
Dogs, drones and trail cameras have been given the task of cleansing Dunedin of the infamous — and imported — wallabies.
Movement control area now in place
Movement control area now in place
Disease eradication agency Ospri’s introduction of a new movement control area last week adds to initiatives already under way in Otago to eradicate bovine TB.
Lifting hats to 94th anniversary
Lifting hats to 94th anniversary
About 70 women, many wearing fancy headwear, celebrated the 94th anniversary of the Henley branch of Rural Women New Zealand.
Are orchardists 'crying out' for workers?
Are orchardists 'crying out' for workers?
An orchardist says the horticulture industry is not crying out for workers, as the prime minister urges young people to look for work in the sector.
Show starts shearing sports season
Show starts shearing sports season
More than 130 competitors from New Zealand, Australia, Wales and South Africa converged on Alexandra’s Molyneux Stadium on Friday and Saturday for the Merino Shears, the first of 57 shows on the...
First dairy farm a win for family
First dairy farm a win for family
The Henderson family, Steve and Tracy and their children (from left) Ruby, Gus and Annie, have bought their first dairy farm.
New Zealand Merino Shears results
New Zealand Merino Shears results
Results from the New Zealand Merino Shears shearing and wool handling championships held in Alexandra on Saturday.
Chief exec confident Fonterra can pay $10/kg
Chief exec confident Fonterra can pay $10/kg
Fonterra is "confident" it can get another double-digit payout over the line after handing farmers a record $10.16 for each kilogram of milk solids produced in 2024-25.