Lower potato yield could keep prices high
Some potato growers are reporting yields could be down 20 percent this winter due to bad weather, but it's still a bit early in the season to know the full impact.
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Dairy cows centre stage in game
Dairy cows centre stage in game
They're celebrities and they don’t even know it.
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Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
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Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
For the first time in years, Oamaru couple David and Anne Ludemann have not got a return date set for their caravan holiday this month.
Trial results could be ‘turning point’ for deer industry
Trial results could be ‘turning point’ for deer industry
A more accurate way to detect parasites in farmed deer could save the industry $50 million a year, researchers estimate.
Sale ‘last hurrah’ after 157 years
Sale ‘last hurrah’ after 157 years
Sheep and beef farmers Garry and Julene McCorkindale have sold their property Glenside in South Otago, ending their family's nearly 160 year tenure of the land.
Event showcase for rural power
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.
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‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull
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‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull
"Boy racer - rural style."
Southern Field Days 2026 preview
Southern Field Days 2026 preview
A look at the site ahead of the 2026 Southern Field Days
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Farming industry 'on fire'
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Farming industry 'on fire'
A successful Southern Field Days at Waimumu wrapped up with a not-so-successful sheep shearing attempt from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
The first successful shipment of frozen lamb from Totara Estate, North Otago, sailed from Dunedin to London in 1882.
Storm repair ongoing: contractor
Storm repair ongoing: contractor
The cleanup and repair work created by severe spring wind toppling trees and flattening fences is ongoing, a Southland fencing contractor says.
Attempting world records ‘a lot of fun’
Attempting world records ‘a lot of fun’
To break a three-stand world record by nearly 100 lambs, shearers Leon Samuels, of Roxburgh, Paerata Abraham, of Masterton, and Shane Ratima, of Hunterville, shore 2073 strong wool...
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Upgrade of Green Island oat mill ‘progressing well’
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Upgrade of Green Island oat mill ‘progressing well’
An $11 million facelift of a Dunedin oat mill aims to increase capacity, which will require growers to supply more of the cereal grain.
Trial results could be turning-point
Trial results could be turning-point
A more accurate way to detect parasites in farmed deer could save the industry $50 million a year, researchers estimate.
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.
Nine-day season to help control shelducks
Nine-day season to help control shelducks
A call is being made for game bird shooters to take advantage of a nine-day season for paradise shelducks in Otago next month.
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Men outnumbered at Beaumont Boot Bash reboot
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Men outnumbered at Beaumont Boot Bash reboot
Women outnumbered men by nearly two to one at the recent Beaumont Boot Bash singles ball at the Beaumont Hotel, highlighting a "serious man drought" in the district.
Keraplast signs contract for wool supply
Keraplast signs contract for wool supply
A United States company manufacturing wound and other care products from wool in Christchurch has entered a five-year supply contract with about 30 farmers.