Fencer gets into competitive side
Fencer gets into competitive side
Canterbury fencer Tom Rathgen’s decision to drop a cabinet-making career to work for the family business in Selwyn has paid off.
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Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Mighty work under way at salmon hatchery
Mighty work under way at salmon hatchery
Volunteer helpers have been busy over the past few months stripping and incubating salmon eggs from broodstock hatchery fish at the McKinnon’s Creek Salmon Hatchery on the Rangitata River.
Poll Dorset breeder starts young
Poll Dorset breeder starts young
There is a new generation of motivated Poll Dorset breeders coming up the ranks in New Zealand, including Central Hawke’s Bay’s Tim Wilson who sold his first rams at 11.
Do cattle need a drench coming out of winter?
Do cattle need a drench coming out of winter?
Wormwise vet Mary Bowron outlines factors to consider.
Advantages of a genetic plan
Advantages of a genetic plan
A plan helps you get the best genetics for your flock.
Campers cotton on to fibre’s origins
Campers cotton on to fibre’s origins
A true story of a South Canterbury boy becoming a cotton sales champion at an Australian campsite inspired his mother to write a book.
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
‘No buyers’ for surplus bobby calves
Taieri dairy farmer Hamish Jenkins talks to Shawn McAvinue about wanting to send fewer newborn calves to the meatworks by finding a way to incentivise growing more of them out.
Frustration at lack of rearers
Frustration at lack of rearers
A lack of calf rearers to grow surplus dairy calves is biting despite high beef prices, Taieri farmers say.
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Global demand gets beef sizzling
Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.
Registrations encouraged
Registrations encouraged
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders are being encouraged to register for its upcoming capital raise roadshow, which start and end in the South.
Sharing a life of advocacy
Sharing a life of advocacy
"I’m going to run until somebody says stop and they better not — there’s too much to do."
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
'Toughest I’ve seen it': Beef prices hit Taieri butchery
Rising beef prices are making it tougher to sell meat and source cattle to homekill, a Taieri butcher says.
Europeans win ploughing laurels
Europeans win ploughing laurels
European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.
Plantain tied to less nitrate leaching
Plantain tied to less nitrate leaching
A plantain trial shows its role in reducing nitrogen leaching and boosting profit on Southland farms.
Relishing move to the South
Relishing move to the South
Sharemilker Renae Martin continues to progress in the dairy industry after moving to South Otago.
Revival of Lake Onslow scheme considered
Revival of Lake Onslow scheme considered
A private consortium is gauging interest in reviving a pumped hydro power project shelved by the National government as promised during the last election.
Viticulturist targets national title
Viticulturist targets national title
A persistent effort has allowed a Bannockburn viticulturist to take a crack at winning the national Young Horticulturist of the Year award to be held in Auckland in November.
Environmental breach fines to soar
Environmental breach fines to soar
Environmental breaches will cost more from this month, as new rules raise fines across New Zealand, with Clutha under closer scrutiny.
Historic home put back on the market
Historic home put back on the market
Nestled on the banks of the Waihopai River is a home that is nearly as old as Invercargill itself.