Sheep sale peaks in Ida Valley
A full clearance at a flock dispersal sale ended a more than 50-year history of a Poll Dorset stud in Otago.
Rural life
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‘Really passionate about our industry’
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‘Really passionate about our industry’
The best show in New Zealand by far.
Judges can spot a good merino sheep
Judges can spot a good merino sheep
He might have once sold a ram for $100,000, but high prices were not the highlight in Pete Wallace’s merino stud breeding career.
Entering show continuation of family legacy
Entering show continuation of family legacy
The Wānaka A&P Show is a must-attend event for three generations of a Maniototo merino breeding family.
Eco fund open for applications
Eco fund open for applications
A fund for environmental projects in Otago is open.
Head clearer after going cold turkey
Head clearer after going cold turkey
North Otago shearing contractor Willy McSkimming is celebrating having a clearer head and stronger body, two years after quitting booze.
Association’s new president leading the way
Association’s new president leading the way
Southland dairy farmer Bronwyn Brown has realised a dream by being the first woman to lead the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association in its more than 110-year history.
Cattle sale ends farm tenure
Cattle sale ends farm tenure
Glenside Simmental owners Garry and Julene McCorkindale held their female cattle dispersal sale and final bull sale in South Otago last week.
Young farmer building his herd
Young farmer building his herd
A young breeder continues to buy Milking Shorthorn cattle to build his pedigree herd in Southland.
Barrel winner takes her whole family with her
Barrel winner takes her whole family with her
A title 26 years in the making.
Hunting safety workshop to cover bases
Hunting safety workshop to cover bases
A hunting safety programme will take place in Balclutha this weekend.
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Action urged to save Catlins forest
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Action urged to save Catlins forest
Destruction of the Catlins bush is a crisis demanding urgent pest control funding, conservationists and locals say.
Pupil’s talent, dedication on show
Pupil’s talent, dedication on show
Dairy cattle handler Adalyn Harding, 11, of Hedgehope, with her Holstein Friesian heifer calf Fairston Eeyore Nellie.
Taking a break from the trail
Taking a break from the trail
Catching up at Patearoa during the recent cavalcade to Middlemarch are Roberta Laraman, Jim Hore, David McAtamney and Fleur Sullivan.
Mark-up day shifted
Mark-up day shifted
Otago game bird hunters are being reminded that "mark-up day" is earlier than usual this year.
GenomNZ named as finalist in B+LNZ Awards
GenomNZ named as finalist in B+LNZ Awards
Dunedin animal DNA genotyping laboratory GenomNZ is a finalist in the technology category of the 2026 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.
Mokoreta farmer elected to board
Mokoreta farmer elected to board
Sheep, beef and dairy support farmer Matt McRae, of Mokoreta in Eastern Southland, has been elected to the Beef+Lamb New Zealand board, as Southern South Island farmer director.
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‘Staggering’ sale result to end dynasty
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‘Staggering’ sale result to end dynasty
A South Otago farming dynasty has come to an end with one last cattle sale.
Hurrell resigns from Fonterra chief executive role
Hurrell resigns from Fonterra chief executive role
Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell has announced he is leaving the dairy co-op after 25 years.
Judges can spot a good sheep
Judges can spot a good sheep
He might have once sold a ram for $100,000 but high prices were not the highlight in Pete Wallace’s merino stud breeding career.