Infestation adds to worries for beekeepers
Infestation adds to worries for beekeepers
Otago beekeepers say the job has become more intense and technical, there being seemingly more questions than answers around the varroa mite.
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Woollen wonders mark anniversary
Woollen wonders mark anniversary
Fleece to fashion and everything in between was the theme of the WS Hickey & Son’s 70 years in business celebration recently.
Black sheep come in from the cold
Black sheep come in from the cold
For once, the black sheep were not on the outer in Gore last weekend.
Crossbred fleece sought to fill Zentera contract
Crossbred fleece sought to fill Zentera contract
Zentera Wool Company has lined up about 10 new farmers and more are needed to help fill a contract for certified crossbred wool at a record clean price of $6.50-$7 a kilogram.
Showing interest key to nurturing education
Showing interest key to nurturing education
Your child will do better in their education if there are strong connections between home and school or kura.
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.
Shearers charged after animal abuse caught on video
Shearers charged after animal abuse caught on video
More than twenty animal welfare charges have been laid against four shearers after an animal rights group gathered undercover footage showing graphic abuse of sheep.
'You can leave school and be on $70k'
Report shows increase in farm worker wages
Farm work offers young people a path to higher pay more quickly than many other sectors, Federated Farmers says.
Interest-free loan aims to boost solar
Interest-free loan aims to boost solar
"It makes bloody good financial sense," a southern banker says about farmers installing solar.
Rural phone resilience vital: boards
Rural phone resilience vital: boards
Weaknesses in the rural cellphone network are leaving emergency services "hamstrung" during community crises, Clutha officials say.
Fine fleece on display
Fine fleece on display
WS Hickey & Son staffer Steve Matheson looks over the fleeces at the 2026 New Zealand National Golden Fleece Exhibition hosted by the Central Otago A&P Association at WS Hickey & Son...
Big interest in app for pest management
Big interest in app for pest management
Waimate vet Ryan Luckman is not one to shy away from a challenge.
Farm becomes film set
Farm becomes film set
The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
She’s a great old girl, well built, with a lot of stories to tell and on the market.
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Tania Murray Haigh still vividly recalls visits to Eden Hore’s property at Naseby when she was about 8.
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a "fighting chance" by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
You could say she has cracked the code of dog trialling.
Light bulb moment to future-proof
Light bulb moment to future-proof
“Once you go to one day, you’ll never go back.”