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If Covid-19 had never arrived Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Manager of the Year Lauren McConnachie would still be overseas working in the tourism industry.

An emotionally draining search has come to an end for Braden and Biddy Barnes who have bought their first dairy farm in Canterbury’s Sheffield.

A Kiwi executive who went from being a troubled youth to president of Adidas North America is telling farmers to do the right thing, writes Tim Cronshaw.

A vast apple orchard being developed by the NZ Super Fund over 250 hectares at a cost of $120 million is employing hundreds of workers in Mid-Canterbury.

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.

Your child will do better in their education if there are strong connections between home and school or kura.

Rising fuel costs and power outages energised a group of Southland deer farmers to hold a field day exploring alternative energy solutions.

"It makes bloody good financial sense," a southern banker says about farmers installing solar.