Central Rural Life

A decision to fund ‘‘pre-audit checks’’ instead of another farm workshop has paid dividends for farmers in the Kaikoura Plains Recovery Project.

The number of lambs tailed in spring 2019 fell by 2.4% — or 552,000 head — on the previous year’s tally to 22.7 million head, with most of the decline in the South Island, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s...

Paul de Latour was surprised to receive the Duvauchelle A&P Show’s highest honour.

Mid Canterbury’s rural community, like many nationwide, is feeling increasing pressure on issues of farm management, including environmental challenges, an increasing tide of sometimes poorly...

Pendarves Young Farmers, Farm Strong and Rakaia’s Railway Tavern are hosting a Young Farmers speed shear competition.

The Methven community is giving generously to support a campaign set up to help those affected by the Australian bushfires.

Tania Kiely admits to being ‘‘a bit daunted’’ as she looks ahead to next month’s Duvauchelle A&P Show.

A tighter calving period and reining in costs have been the features of the new season at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.

Drone flies are proving a potential pollinator — they are not a known allergen, they do not sting and they can be pollinating crops within weeks of a low-cost setup.