Uruguay farmer on wool learning curve
Uruguay farmer on wool learning curve
Ricardo Barcia is passionate about wool and the wool industry, and wants to learn more about fleece preparation before he returns home to Uruguay in March.
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Engineer finds he is not the retiring type
Engineer finds he is not the retiring type
Graeme Nicholls was in his late 60s, retired from a career in engineering, and had not long relocated back to the South Island after more than 30 years living in Northland.
OAD milking brings environmental and financial benefits
OAD milking brings environmental and financial benefits
Milking once a day year-round has both environmental and financial benefits, Dipton dairy farmer Jim Andrew says.
Women shearers target world record
Women shearers target world record
Four women shearers, including one from Mataura, are aiming to set the first four-stand, lamb shearing world record in Turangi in January.
Karauria completes treble
Karauria completes treble
World champion Central Otago woolhandler Pagan Karauria has completed an historic sequence of three major wins.
Leading farmers into a sustainable future
Leading farmers into a sustainable future
Southern Rural Life asks Ollie Knowles, who is DairyNZ’s new Regional Leader Southland, some Leading Questions.
Cherish time with young children
Cherish time with young children
Each issue Southern Rural Life catches up with a local mum to find out what it means to bring kids up the ‘‘Southern way’’.
Food parcel initiative fills a gap
Food parcel initiative fills a gap
A food donation initiative has taken off in the rural town of Middlemarch recently as a groundswell of volunteers and donations stream in.
Into transport for the long haul
Into transport for the long haul
Nic McEwan was destined for a career in contracting. He spent his childhood on the bank of Te Anau’s Upukerora River watching diggers and trucks; these days he’s a driven businessman with a...
Couple's jersey venture promoting wool
Couple's jersey venture promoting wool
Two years ago, Lawrence farmers Julie and Murray Hellewell decided to seize the day and find their own answer to the dire state of New Zealand's strong wool industry.
Protest to ask for 'fair go' for farmers
Protest to ask for 'fair go' for farmers
''Give us a fair go'' is the message farmers will be asking for when they descend upon Wellington's Civic Square tomorrow afternoon.
Finer wool from breeding effort
Finer wool from breeding effort
When Patearoa Romney breeder Janine Smith exhibits eight rams at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch this week, she is hoping for a repeat performance.
Rural wellbeing events focus on the positive
Rural wellbeing events focus on the positive
''Staying Positive - changing your mindset in uncertain times'' was the title of two gatherings run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand last week.
Boer goat meat to grace Korea tables
Boer goat meat to grace Korea tables
Two tonnes of Central Otago Boer goat meat was shipped from New Zealand recently to appear on the menus of three planned specialist restaurants in Korea.
Recipient off to study operations
Recipient off to study operations
As one of five new Nuffield Scholarship recipients, sheep, beef and dairy farmer Ed Pinckney, of Manapouri, will be spending several months overseas next year exploring different farming operations.
Talking key on young farmer's road home
Talking key on young farmer's road home
The pressures of the modern world are taking their toll on the mental state of the country’s young people. Alice Scott talks to a young rural lad who has been through it and come out the other side.
Shearing makes for busy time in kitchen
Shearing makes for busy time in kitchen
Hi, I'm Philippa and I am the cook on Otematata Station. Our children Flora (4) and Evelyn (2) are the sixth generation to enjoy this wonderful place we call our home.
Better cellphone cover welcomed
Better cellphone cover welcomed
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker welcomed last week's announcement of more 4G services in Southland and Otago.
Hill country lambing season 'quite a shocker'
Hill country lambing season 'quite a shocker'
Frustrating but uncontrollable. Three words that have been uttered often by farmers in the region as wet and cold weather has consistently hammered the regions through the spring.
Rural dog training day 'useful'
Rural dog training day 'useful'
Every time shepherd Angel-Lee Wood attends a dog training day she picks up little more than she did from the last one.