Praise for olive oil from Sth Canterbury
Praise for olive oil from Sth Canterbury
Entering the New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards for the first time paid off for Anita and Alan Blakemore.
Rural People
Fencing champion gives field day demo
Fencing champion gives field day demo
The man with a 'PhD' in fencing, world and national fencing champion Shane Bouskill, of Hawke's Bay, was at Fruitlands, near Alexandra, last Friday, demonstrating best practice fencing techniques...
Young Farmers display skills
Young Farmers display skills
Seven southern Young Farmers club members competed in the Southland Young Farmers district contest and skills day near Riverton on Saturday.
Games stalwart back as chieftain
Games stalwart back as chieftain
Highland games veteran Pat Hellier has been named chieftain for the 2018 Hororata Highland Games.
Signs of success for local ‘gingham girl’
Signs of success for local ‘gingham girl’
What started as a hobby is now a full-time business for one Balclutha woman.
Poultry breeder to pass the baton
Poultry breeder to pass the baton
Film star Doug Bain is keen for the next generation to step up.
Free-range ducks a family concern
Free-range ducks a family concern
Crozier's Free Range Ltd are bringing duck to the plates of everyday Kiwis with their new commercially grown, 100% free-range duck products.
Dunsandel young farmers rule the roost
Dunsandel young farmers rule the roost
Dunsandel might be a small, country town on State Highway 1, but when it comes to young farmers competitions big things are expected.
Dunsandel employers lead the way
Dunsandel employers lead the way
A Canterbury farming leader has been nominated in the first Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.
Stress levels of affected farmers - 'untenable'
Stress levels of affected farmers - 'untenable'
Stress levels experienced by farmers affected by Mycopasma bovis are untenable, Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust welfare co-ordinator Angela Cushnie says.
Chicks, eggs, poultry sold at auction
Chicks, eggs, poultry sold at auction
At the Ashburton Fanciers' Society spring auction this month, day-old chicks, fertile eggs and hundreds of poultry streamed out the door of Ashburton's Sports Hall to all corners of the South Island.
Staying busy after a career in tractors
Staying busy after a career in tractors
Some of the greatest enjoyment Gordon Handy (63) had over many years of selling tractors was dealing with rural people.
Lamb producers open for breeders' field day
Lamb producers open for breeders' field day
Those attending the Southern Texel Breeders field day will have the opportunity to view the highly efficient lamb producing operation owned by Wilson and Gaylene Ronald.
North Taieri man of many talents
North Taieri man of many talents
Helping others learn the art of buying and selling livestock gives one agent a real buzz.
Southland shearer takes title
Southland shearer takes title
Southland shearer and national representative Nathan Stratford made it three-from-three in more ways than one as he claimed the Ashburton A&P show's open title on Saturday.
Good relationships key for Tuapeka West farming family
Good relationships key for Tuapeka West farming family
Inter-generational farming is all about building relationships. While some assume the family farm will always be there, Tuapeka West farmer Bryce Rishworth considers relationship building essential for success.
101-year-old says age no barrier to farming
101-year-old says age no barrier to farming
A 101-year-old with a wealth of farming knowledge still manages his two dairy farms and one dairy support farm at Seaward Downs. Ashleigh Martin catches up for a chat.
Four times the work for farm manager
Four times the work for farm manager
A former road transport sales and logistics manager is the new Southern Dairy Hub farm manager, effectively looking after four distinct dairy farming systems.
New members for group
New members for group
Rob McQueen, of Teviot, and Jared Ross, of Kurow, were co-opted on to Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Central South Island Farmers Council at its annual meeting in Wanaka last week.
Goats' milk soap cleaning up
Goats' milk soap cleaning up
Some people enjoy cheese made from goats' milk but who knew it could also create soap?