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.
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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.
400 expected from around globe
400 expected from around globe
Up to about 400 national and international Hereford cattle breeders and other enthusiasts are expected to attend the Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford Conference in Queenstown in March next year.
New trustee eager to learn, wants 'to do a good job'
New trustee eager to learn, wants 'to do a good job'
Otaitai Bush 50/50 sharemilker, fifth-generation farmer and Young Farmers excellence award nominee Luke Templeton is one of three new trustees on the Southern Dairy Development Trust.
Her passion for farming the spur
Her passion for farming the spur
Kate Stainton-Herbert is one of the new members of the Southern Dairy Development Trust, which is a cornerstone partner in the commercial and research dairy unit, the Southern Dairy Hub, near...
Chairman keen to keep up world-class facility status
Chairman keen to keep up world-class facility status
As the new chairman of the Southern Dairy Development Trust, (SDDT) fourth generation farmer Tim Driscoll brings years of farming and financial experience to the role.
Farmers asked for ideas for research projects
Farmers asked for ideas for research projects
''Our biggest problem is knowing what the big problems are going to be,'' says Southern Demonstration Research Farm's (SDRF) general manager Louise Cook.
Toilets being built for Southern Field Days
Toilets being built for Southern Field Days
Losing mobile phones to the deep, smelly depths of a Portaloo will be no more at next year's Southern Field Days with construction progressing for quite possibly the country's largest toilet block.
Busy Jenna not just a good sport
Busy Jenna not just a good sport
Each month Southern Rural Life catches up with a young person, out there and getting among it all.
Region plays out friendly rivalries
Region plays out friendly rivalries
There’s nothing like a little bit of healthy competition between friends to keep life interesting. The annual Palmerston versus Waikouaiti rugby and netball matches were played recently at the...
Glamping keeps operators busy
Glamping keeps operators busy
When Liz Henderson and Sonia Minnaar launched their glamping business Canopy Camping in 2012, they sensed that the demand for unique, off- the-beaten-track accommodation options would resonate with...