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OpinionSeptember 9

Guiding women on the pathways to leadership

Southern Rural Life asks Silver Fern Farms director Fiona Hancox her views on the recent  ‘‘Women in Horticulture’’ report  commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ).
Guiding women on the pathways to leadership
Guiding women on the pathways to leadership
DunedinApril 13

Farmers upset by ORC's planned flood bylaw

Taieri farmers, including a former councillor, have criticised the Otago Regional Council's proposed flood protection bylaw and the way consultation was conducted.
NewsNovember 25

Haast cattle sale

Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery spent two days with his camera at the Haast cattle sale last week.
BusinessOctober 9

Dairy, beef on rise due to drought

While global dairy and beef prices are forecast to rise due to widespread drought in the United States, economists are suggesting immediate gains to farmers may be limited.
Dairy, beef on rise due to drought
Dairy, beef on rise due to drought
BusinessJune 12

Farm debt per hectare up 140% in six years

Total debt per hectare has increased about 140% between 2003 and 2009 for both New Zealand dairy and sheep/beef farmers.
SouthlandJune 5

Farmer's death attributed to poorly maintained utility

The danger of using poorly maintained vehicles on farms is to be brought to the wider attention of farmers following the death of a Lee Stream farmer, killed when a utility vehicle with a faulty handbrake and battery ran over him on a hill.
Central OtagoJune 22

Settlement reached over grazing rights

A syndicate of Maniototo farmers has retained grazing rights on the Mt Ida range, but the block will remain conservation land.
NewsJune 20

Competition about 'honour not prizes'

More than 100 farmers gathered at Simpson Park in Lawrence on Friday night for the annual winter crop competition and to thank the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust for its services.
BusinessJune 15

Water: new gold in North Otago

"Irrigation really is the future" - that is the message from North Otago Irrigation Company chief executive Robyn Wells as the company plans for the second stage of its scheme.
Water: new gold in North Otago
Water: new gold in North Otago
DunedinMarch 30

City dog fee discrepancies 'ridiculous'

If registering a working dog in Central Otago costs $11 and in Waitaki $28, why does it cost $86 in Dunedin?
City dog fee discrepancies 'ridiculous'
City dog fee discrepancies 'ridiculous'
BusinessFebruary 1

Overseas investors buy $100m of land

European and New Zealand investors who have spent more than $100 million buying South Island dairy farmland in recent weeks plan to invest another $13 million in capital development.
Overseas investors buy $100m of land
Overseas investors buy $100m of land
BusinessDecember 21

On-farm lamb sales, stock trader role queried

On-farm store lamb sales and the role of stock traders are being questioned by a meat sector strategy report for adding costs and little value to the meat industry.
On-farm lamb sales, stock trader role queried
On-farm lamb sales, stock trader role queried
OpinionDecember 5

Turning an 'imposium' into a symposium

Turning an 'imposium' into a symposium
Turning an 'imposium' into a symposium
BusinessNovember 22

Carbon-credit scheme for Aust farmers

Australian farmers may be exempt from an emissions trading scheme - unlike their New Zealand counterparts - but from next year, they will be able to earn income by selling carbon credits.
Home & GardenNovember 18

A living family heirloom

A living family heirloom
A living family heirloom
TravelNovember 10

Adventure in the high country

When a group of cycle-weary school pupils arrived at the Forks Hut, in a peaceful valley on vast Otematata Station, there were few modern conveniences to greet them. Forget PlayStations and MP3 players, cellphones or computer games - instead, the group from Papakaio School, in North Otago, helped get the fire ready, enjoyed a scavenger hunt and pretended to be sheep and musterers. Dinner of potatoes, coleslaw, sausages and bread, followed by instant pudding and fruit salad, was devoured by candlelight.
Adventure in the high country
Adventure in the high country
North OtagoNovember 4

Water turning to gold for district

Oamaru motorcycle sales manager Leighton Selfe sometimes has to pinch himself to make sure he is not dreaming about the number of farm bikes going out the door.
Water turning to gold for district
Water turning to gold for district
North OtagoOctober 29

Irrigation leads to $62m investment

Farmers have invested more than $62 million in developing their farms over the past five years to take advantage of irrigation from the North Otago Irrigation Company scheme covering 10,000ha on the North Otago Downlands and in the Waiareka Valley.
Irrigation leads to $62m investment
Irrigation leads to $62m investment
OpinionOctober 20

After farm sales what comes next?

When Governments start interfering in the free exchange of property by political decree for political advantage, we risk the very basis of our property-owning society, argues Gerrard Eckhoff.
NewsOctober 10

Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?

The question of whether New Zealand has reached peak dairy has been occupying the minds of a group of University of Otago academics.
Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?
Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?
NewsOctober 1

Full effluent ponds problem for dairy farmers

Lex Morris estimates he has two weeks' capacity left in his dairy-shed effluent ponds, which have been filling steadily because exceptionally wet weather has prevented him from irrigating it on to pasture.
Full effluent ponds problem for dairy farmers
Full effluent ponds problem for dairy farmers
NewsSeptember 27

Help coming to Otago farmers hit by storm

Volunteers will this week deliver food parcels to Otago farmers who bore the brunt of last week's storms and ask what help they need, replicating the relief effort which started in Southland yesterday.
Help coming to Otago farmers hit by storm
Help coming to Otago farmers hit by storm
NewsSeptember 27

Worst-hit farmers to get support first

Farmers around the Wyndham and Kaiwera areas hardest hit by last week's storm will be the first to be visited today by a team offering support and food parcels.
South OtagoSeptember 24

Farmers support one another at BBQ

About 20 South Otago farmers met at a secret location in the Catlins last night for a "mood adjustment barbeque".
North OtagoSeptember 6

Dirty dairy farms to pay $296,000 in fines

Four North Otago dairy farms and their employees were fined a total of almost $300,000 in the Oamaru District Court yesterday, after illegally discharging dairy effluent in separate incidents last year.