Banding together after storm
Banding together after storm
Farmers in the South are working together to minimise the damage caused by last week’s destructive storm.
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Scheme group to be re-established
Scheme group to be re-established
South Otago river catchment stakeholders have an opportunity to influence future flood measures, as part of a new liaison group.
Medical services trust planned
Medical services trust planned
After a $55 million windfall, a Central Otago high country farmer who sold part of his station to a mining giant is vowing to give back to the community.
Pāmu opportunity too good to miss
Pāmu opportunity too good to miss
A young couple are making faster progress in dairying after the introduction of a new equity partnership by state-owned farmer Pāmu, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Massive winds take toll on farms
Massive winds take toll on farms
North Canterbury farmers are continuing to count up the losses from severe winds leaving a trail of destruction on Culverden farms.
Call for consent hold until RMA done
Call for consent hold until RMA done
Canterbury farmers are calling for the processing of resource consents costing up to $100,000 to be renewed to go on hold until the government’s overhaul of the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Hoping for a honey of a season this year
Hoping for a honey of a season this year
Leeston beekeeper Barry Hantz is scrambling to bounce back from a poor honey-making season and, more lately, is having to deal with weak queen mating.
Flood defences boosted
Flood defences boosted
Flood defences are set for a major boost, with $21.5 million in government co-funding to fast-track nine priority river protection projects.
IES proud to announce opening of new branch
IES proud to announce opening of new branch
For more than a decade, Independent Engineering Supplies (IES) has been a trusted name in the Timaru engineering community, providing top-quality tools, parts and expert advice to a diverse range...
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
The phones are running hot as farmers dial in insurance claims climbing to over $10 million already for weather damage, in which southern farms were hit hard.
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Bidders NZ-wide snap up all 139 tractors
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Bidders NZ-wide snap up all 139 tractors
A Wānaka developer who sold more than 100 tractors at a recent auction says the sale "just made a whole lot of space".
Goldmine buys slice of Bendigo Station
Goldmine buys slice of Bendigo Station
Santana Minerals says a $55 million agreement to buy part of a famed Central Otago high-country station is a "huge step forward" for the company’s plan for an open-cast mine.
Scholarships boost links to rural life
Scholarships boost links to rural life
West Otago high school student Lucy Eason will use a scholarship to continue "living and breathing farming".
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
"We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel."
Revising Hāwea lake level plan part of ‘ploy’
Revising Hāwea lake level plan part of ‘ploy’
Hāwea locals say Contact Energy scaling back their proposal to lower lake levels feels like a stunt the company planned all along.
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
"We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel."
Local ag sector worried by Lake Hāwea proposal
Local ag sector worried by Lake Hāwea proposal
A group of Central Otago farmers and growers are uniting to fight against Contact Energy seeking to lower the level of Lake Hāwea.
Paddling practice
Paddling practice
A raft of ducks paddle in a pond near riparian planting on a farm in Owhiro on the lower Taieri Plain, southwest of Mosgiel.
Vet leaving to study industry wellbeing
Vet leaving to study industry wellbeing
Vet South co-founder Mark Bryan, of Winton.
Safety focus for farm visits
Safety focus for farm visits
WorkSafe inspectors will visit 1000 farms before the end of the year, focusing on the safety of quadbikes and other risks to prevent agriculture becoming the deadliest sector in New Zealand again.
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