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Wild pig damage ‘frustrating’ for South Otago farmers
South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.
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Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts
Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts
A payment of about $10,000 has been deposited into the accounts of Mahurangi Harbour oyster farmers - the only catch is they don't know what the money is for.
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South overrepresented in lame stats
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South overrepresented in lame stats
People sending sheep and cattle to southern meatworks have an overrepresentation in the number of fines being issued for livestock arriving lame.
Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Sale brings hot demand for cattle
Demand was hot at the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale and some prospective buyers left empty-handed.
Call for awards entries
Call for awards entries
A call is out for southern farmers and growers to enter the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Quick draw for cleaner needles
Quick draw for cleaner needles
A holster worn on the hip which sterilises needles each time a farmer vaccinates cattle is the idea of a University of Canterbury student wanting to launch it after winding up her studies.
Genetics tool popular
Genetics tool popular
Otago farmers have been using the nProve Beef genetics tool to make better breeding decisions and drive genetic improvement in their herds, Beef + Lamb New Zealand says.
Many benefits from cow shelters
Many benefits from cow shelters
In the final of a three-part series, Shawn McAvinue visits Southland dairy farms using different types of off-paddock infrastructure for calving, wintering, feeding and stand-off ...
Velvet price affects hind sale
Velvet price affects hind sale
Prices for in-fawn hinds are down due to softer demand for velvet, a Southland deer farmers says.
‘Dramatic and sudden’ price increase at sale
‘Dramatic and sudden’ price increase at sale
A price increase for mid-micron wool has been "dramatic and sudden" at the first sale in the South Island this season, a wool merchant says.
Former minister hits out at carbon farming of pines
Former minister hits out at carbon farming of pines
A tree industry expert and former minister of forestry has condemned "lock and leave" carbon farming, but says you still can not tell farmers what to do with their land.
Kakanui residents join rural delivery
Kakanui residents join rural delivery
Kakanui residents have switched to a rural mail delivery system, which means changes to how often letters, parcels and newspapers are delivered.
Farmers to vote on co-op's 65% sale to overseas group
Farmers to vote on co-op's 65% sale to overseas group
Irish meat company Dawn Meats Group will take a 65% stake of Alliance Group, subject to the co-operative’s farmer-shareholders giving the deal a tick.
Quick draw for cleaner needles
Quick draw for cleaner needles
A holster worn on the hip which sterilises needles each time a farmer vaccinates cattle is the idea of a University of Canterbury student wanting to launch it after winding up her studies.
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Goals big enough to be laughed at
Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.
Lone Star farms scaling down
Lone Star farms scaling down
Nearly 15,000ha across three stations, the "heart" of a sheep and beef breeding and finishing business, is on the market in the South.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
‘Stoked’ church is ‘staying local’
An historic church building on a dairy farm has sold and is staying in West Otago.
New PGG Wrightson store up and running
New PGG Wrightson store up and running
Agricultural company PGG Wrightson’s new store and office is now open in Invercargill.