Girls take to the mai mai
Girls take to the mai mai
Duck-shooting is no longer just a boys’ club.
Southern Rural Life
Higher chance of warm winter
Higher chance of warm winter
Otago and Southland farmers may be in for another warmer-than-average winter this year.
High clearance rates at bull sales ‘pleasing’
High clearance rates at bull sales ‘pleasing’
High clearance rates as part of the region’s bull sales to date are ‘‘pleasing’’, PGG Wrightson livestock genetics representative Callum McDonald says.
Awards co-ordinator bids adieu
Awards co-ordinator bids adieu
Outgoing Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards regional co-ordinator Tracie Donelley has always been impressed by how dedicated and passionate the entrants are about their farms.
Working towards feed plan service
Working towards feed plan service
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) has been working alongside the Ministry for Primary Industries, Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Deer Industry New Zealand and AgFirst to set up and run an industry...
Glendhu Shorthorn bull sale held in Heriot
Glendhu Shorthorn bull sale held in Heriot
Fraser and Susie Fletcher were delighted with the outcome of their second on-farm Glendhu Shorthorn stud bull sale near Heriot last week.
Clinton’s Delmont Angus sale success — top bull bought for $13,600
Clinton’s Delmont Angus sale success — top bull bought for $13,600
John and Tracey Cochrane, from Delmont Angus, at Kuriwao, were thrilled with their bull sale result — with a complete clearance of 27 bulls for a top price of $13,600 and an average of $8074.
Open fire season in Coastal Otago and Clutha
Open fire season in Coastal Otago and Clutha
Farmers in Coastal Otago and Clutha will be able to do some pre-winter clearing, now that Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) has moved the areas to an open fire season.
Viticulturist awards call for entries
Viticulturist awards call for entries
This year’s Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year competition will be held at the Otago Polytechnic Central campus on July 16.
Milk solids levy vote ends May 30
Milk solids levy vote ends May 30
DairyNZ has farmers’ backs, and that is why it is important levy payers vote on the milk solids levy, says DairyNZ’s South Island farm performance head Tony Finch.
Motivated young farmer making rapid gains in sector
Motivated young farmer making rapid gains in sector
Josh Cochrane is passionate about cows and enthusiastic about working in the dairy sector.
Woolhandling is in Charis’s blood
Woolhandling is in Charis’s blood
Charis Morrell isn't sure if she wants to be a woolhandler when she leaves school, although she's been around woolsheds all her life and twice competed at the World Shearing and Woolhandling Champs.
Dairying jobs going
Dairying jobs going
DairyNZ wants people who have lost jobs due to Covid-19 know there is plenty of work available on dairy farms, especially in Waikato, Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
Muster goes on in lockdown
Muster goes on in lockdown
Our daughters Flora and Evelyn have been oblivious to the madness that has consumed our country the past few months.
Virtual events planned
Virtual events planned
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is organising a ‘‘national virtual ladies muster’’ in the absence of physical events that would usually be held.
Forestry in blood of Dipton man
Forestry in blood of Dipton man
Many of Nic Melvin’s ancestors were in the forestry and sawmilling business in New Zealand from the 1860s and he knew from an early age he wanted a career in the sector.
Returns from southern logging improving
Returns from southern logging improving
The southern region’s forestry industry is looking positive with good demand and better economic returns for logs from China and South Korea, Southern Wood Council chairman Grant Dodson says.
Winning moment shared at home
Winning moment shared at home
As Southland’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards were held via live feed, Geordie and Frances Eade could enjoy the moment they heard their name called with their three children.
Farm ownership long-term goal
Farm ownership long-term goal
Jakeb Lawson has been working in the dairy industry since he was about 13 and likes it so much, he wants to eventually own his own farm.
Survival of Canterbury A&P show hangs in the balance
Survival of Canterbury A&P show hangs in the balance
The Canterbury A&P Association is hoping its Show Saviour campaign will be a lifeline for the New Zealand Agricultural Show.