Farmer fourth time lucky
Farmer fourth time lucky
Oamaru agricultural consultant Alan Harvey is the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
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Big turnout for Oamaru show
Big turnout for Oamaru show
Visitors filled the Oamaru Showgrounds on Friday and Saturday for the 156th North Otago A&P Show.
Lifetime working with seeds and grains
Lifetime working with seeds and grains
Lindsay Green, of Timaru, spent a lifetime working in the grain and seed industry, when there was great reliance on people's knowledge without the aid of technology.
Workshop addresses mental health
Workshop addresses mental health
Community Public Health wellness promoter, and former police officer, Pup Chamberlain spoke to Volunteers and Managers in Mid Canterbury earlier this month. Central Rural Life reporter Toni...
Waitaki Valley irrigation project on schedule
Waitaki Valley irrigation project on schedule
An irrigation project making a big splash in the Waitaki Valley is on schedule.
Crop entries impress
Crop entries impress
North Otago farmers have raised more than $64,000 for charity while growing great fodder for their livestock.
Movement restrictions more on beef farms
Movement restrictions more on beef farms
More beef than dairy farms have been placed under movement controls because of Mycoplasma bovis in recent weeks.
New NOIC chief executive
New NOIC chief executive
Andrew Rodwell brings international leadership experience to his new job as chief executive of the North Otago Irrigation Company.
Arable Farmer of Year 'happy to be involved'
Arable Farmer of Year 'happy to be involved'
Makikihi farmer Colin Hurst says he likes to be positive about things.
Most farmers making plans
Most farmers making plans
Most Canterbury farmers have farm environment plans, and only a small minority - largely individual farmers - are dragging the chain.
Lambing's here so bring on the sun
Lambing's here so bring on the sun
Lambs are on the ground on low-lying North Canterbury farms and now farmers would like to see some more sun.
FAR head brings research history
FAR head brings research history
Alison Stewart describes herself as a ''Scotsperson who happens to be living in New Zealand''.
Pupil tests milking moo-sic theory
Pupil tests milking moo-sic theory
Why not bring some ''moo music'' to New Zealand's cowsheds - a bit of Beethoven perhaps, or Brahms?
Visa changes 'very positive news'
Visa changes 'very positive news'
Federated Farmers has welcomed changes to migrant worker rules.
Sharp focus leads to success
Sharp focus leads to success
A snapshot of an ageing Highland bull was the catalyst that spurred rural photographer Amanda King to take a personal project and grow it into a successful company reaching international markets.
Farmers embrace Cup glamour
Farmers embrace Cup glamour
Greenstreet dairy farmers Lee-Anne and Norm Stewart swapped their gumboots and overalls for a touch of glamour this month.
Fire service ‘one big organisation’
Fire service ‘one big organisation’
Rural New Zealand is set to benefit from an amalgamated fire service being introduced later this year.
Student helpers Kaikoura-bound
Student helpers Kaikoura-bound
The Handy Landys are heading to Kaikoura.
'Joint effort' to halt spread of wilding trees
'Joint effort' to halt spread of wilding trees
Community collaboration is helping to halt the spread of wilding conifers in the South Island's high country.
Owners warned to keep dogs under control
Owners warned to keep dogs under control
A dog attack on pregnant and lambed ewes has prompted Hawarden farmers Richard and Mez Power to remind people to know where their dogs are at all times.