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Rural Life OtherSeptember 30

Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses

Widespread losses of lambs perishing in spring storms are a setback for Southland farmers counting on reinvesting high returns into farms.
Tim Cronshaw
Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses
Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses
Rural Life OtherSeptember 30

Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported

A call is out for rook sightings in Otago following reports of lone males across the district.
Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported
Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported
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Rural Life OtherSeptember 23

El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South

El Nino will amplify the natural rollercoaster of weather southern farmers get in spring, a meteorologist warns.
Shawn McAvinue
El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South
El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South
Rural Life OtherSeptember 16

Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships

Applications for a scholarship programme to help boost on-the-ground support for farmers and growers close on September 28.
Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships
Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships
Rural Life OtherSeptember 16

New nationwide rural recycling scheme for farm plastics

The government is introducing a new nationwide rural recycling scheme to increase the recovery of farm plastics from March next year.
New nationwide rural recycling scheme for farm plastics
New nationwide rural recycling scheme for farm plastics
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Rural Life OtherSeptember 13

Power bill cut after Canterbury piggery adds large solar panel system to reduce reliance on national grid

A Canterbury 500-sow operation is among the first piggeries to generate much of its energy needs from a solar farm.
Tim Cronshaw
Power bill cut after Canterbury piggery adds large solar panel system to reduce reliance on national grid
Power bill cut after Canterbury piggery adds large solar panel system to reduce reliance on national grid
Rural Life OtherSeptember 9

KiwiSaver legislation changes progress to open the farm gate to first-time buyers

Legislation is progressing to allow rural workers to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy their first home.
KiwiSaver legislation changes progress to open the farm gate to first-time buyers
KiwiSaver legislation changes progress to open the farm gate to first-time buyers
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Rural Life OtherSeptember 6

Promoting New Zealand’s primary industries through skincare brand

When skincare entrepreneur Megan Seator was on maternity leave with her now five-year-old daughter, times were tough on the farm.
Sally Rae
Promoting New Zealand’s primary industries through skincare brand
Promoting New Zealand’s primary industries through skincare brand
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Rural Life OtherSeptember 2

Lobbying to get cows to eat Southland seaweed

A seaweed grower is “lobbying hard” to get a legislation change so the native plant grown in Southland can get government approval for use as a methane inhibitor in ruminant animals.
Shawn McAvinue
Lobbying to get cows to eat Southland seaweed
Lobbying to get cows to eat Southland seaweed
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