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Farm ownership result of full-on focus for ex-townies
Farm ownership result of full-on focus for ex-townies
Andrew and Nikita Gerritsen have bought their first dairy farm.
Sale result testimony to life’s work
Sale result testimony to life’s work
Former Fossil Creek Angus owner Rose Sanderson reckons her late husband Neil would be ecstatic with a bull sale result in North Otago last week that included a record top...
Taieri farmer on the hook for top prizes
Taieri farmer on the hook for top prizes
Taieri farmer Geoff Edgar won both of the top prizes at the recent 2025 Otago-Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition.
Investor backing sought by ovine collagen company
Investor backing sought by ovine collagen company
A Christchurch biotech company extracting an innovative protein from sheepskins to make mainly health benefit and nutrition ingredients for export markets is about to launch a capital raise.
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel workhorse.
Balm a well-oiled business
Balm a well-oiled business
They live together, go to school together and now they are in business together — naturally.
North Otago organic vege grower in liquidation
North Otago organic vege grower in liquidation
A North Otago organic vegetable growing business, recently approached to appear on Country Calendar, has gone into voluntary liquidation owing more than $1million, while a subsidiary company...
Offer of free land still on the table
Offer of free land still on the table
There has been plenty of interest but the dream to do something with a piece of land in Heriot remains on the table.
Call for protection zones around vineyards
Call for protection zones around vineyards
The Waitaki Winegrowers Association is calling on the Waitaki District Council to urgently establish a designated winegrowing protection zone in the proposed district plan.
Hikers flock to Hump Ridge Track
Hikers flock to Hump Ridge Track
One thousand additional walkers have trekked the Hump Ridge Track since it entered the international stage of the world’s great walks a year ago.
Pests curb deer repellent trial
Pests curb deer repellent trial
Possums are interfering with a trial to find out if white-tail deer avoid bait laced with a deer repellent.
Tariffs causing uncertainty over demand for beef, milk
Tariffs causing uncertainty over demand for beef, milk
New Zealand beef and milk demand was steady over the first quarter of the year but uncertainty looms with the results of export tariffs to the United States.
Industry impressed by chainsaw drone work
Industry impressed by chainsaw drone work
A chainsaw drone developed by a University of Canterbury team to cut wrist-size branches in hazardous areas may be commercialised soon.
IRD warns about misunderstanding fringe benefit tax
IRD warns about misunderstanding fringe benefit tax
By Susan Edmunds of RNZInland Revenue says it wants to clear up misunderstanding about the effect of proposed changes to fringe benefit tax (FBT), particularly when it comes to double cab utes.
Finding forever homes for old farming dogs 'getting harder'
Finding forever homes for old farming dogs 'getting harder'
A charity says it has rehomed about 18,000 farming dogs over the last decade, but it might soon have to stop accepting them.
Industry impressed by chainsaw drone work
Industry impressed by chainsaw drone work
A chainsaw drone developed by a University of Canterbury team to cut wrist-size branches in hazardous areas may be commercialised soon.
Canterbury A&P Show 'back on track'
Canterbury A&P Show 'back on track'
The Canterbury A&P Show is back on track after a last-minute resurrection in 2024 saved it from cancellation amid financial troubles, organisers say.
Heat on Ag Minister to deliver KiwiSaver promise
Heat on Agriculture Minister to deliver KiwiSaver farm promise
The heat is on the Agriculture Minister to deliver on a pre-election promise to unlock KiwiSaver so it can be used to buy a first farm, a flock of sheep or herd of cows.
Bull pulls a record price
Bull pulls a record price
Angus bull Fossil Creek Urban U032 AB bellows after being sold for $71,000 at the 25th annual Fossil Creek bull sale in North Otago yesterday.