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Goals big enough to be laughed at

Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.

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Dairy

Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’

Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.

Lay of the land

Lay of the land

Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.
Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices

Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices

Dairy farmers have their wallets out again as farm sales rise sharply in Southland and Canterbury on the back of higher milk prices.
Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine

Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine

A Southland dairy farmer who ripped off his workers has been penalised a further $15,000 for obstructing the employment authority's investigation.

Red Meat

At an open day on sheep and beef farm The Wandle, near Middlemarch, in November last year are...

Lone Star farms scaling down

Nearly 15,000ha across three stations, the "heart" of a sheep and beef breeding and finishing business, is on the market in the South.

Positive outlook for beef, sheepmeat

Positive outlook for beef, sheepmeat

More mileage in record beef prices and near-record sheepmeat returns is on the cards with further highs in the marketplace likely next year.
Strategy to help counter non-tariff trade barriers

Strategy to help counter non-tariff trade barriers

The red meat industry has new evidence non-tariff trade barriers are costing it an estimated $1.5 billion every year.
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Signs meat plant may be revived

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Signs meat plant may be revived

A Gore meat processing plant that closed due to financial woes appears to have been bought back by one of its previous co-owners and there are signs of life on the property.

Horticulture

Kathryn Wright is researching how land use change affects rural community connections and mental...

Forestry conversions spur study

Rural mental health advocate Kathryn Wright is undertaking what she believes to be the first social research in New Zealand on population loss due to forestry conversions.

Organic veg farm loses $250k worth of crops

Organic veg farm loses $250k worth of crops in floods

An organic vegetable farm in Canterbury lost about $250,000 of crops in the flooding which saturated the region in early May.
Laser weeder on the job in Southland

Laser weeder on the job in Southland

A robotic weeder is the first of its kinds in New Zealand, a Southland vegetable grower says.
Fruit left on trees due to market woes

Fruit left on trees due to market woes

Some apples are sitting unpicked on trees in the Teviot Valley as growers respond to a volatile overseas market.

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Goals big enough to be laughed at

Rural professional;, sheep farmer, mother and endurance race competitor — life is just busy enough for Southlander Keely Buckingham.

Forestry conversions spur study

Forestry conversions spur study

Rural mental health advocate Kathryn Wright is undertaking what she believes to be the first social research in New Zealand on population loss due to forestry conversions.
Farming in Catlins calls again after stint steering Oritain

Farming in Catlins calls again after stint steering Oritain

Otago businessman Grant Cochrane was always going to return to farming, he just got side-tracked a little on the way.
Obituary: ‘nearly honest’, with a big heart

Obituary: ‘nearly honest’, with a big heart

EDWARD (BRENT) HICKEY Wool buyer "Heaven just got a whole lot louder."

Rural Events

A visit to the Rakaia Island Dairy Farm was among tours of Canterbury agribusiness operations...

Camp opens eyes to agribusiness

An Invercargill schoolgirl was never serious about a career in agribusiness until joining 25 students in an educational camp in Canterbury.

Farmers set to hit the slopes

Farmers set to hit the slopes

A skifield in the foothills of the Southern Alps near the Otago border is joining an initiative to give farmers a break on the slopes next month.
Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit

Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit

A scavenger hunt in Gore was a smash hit recently, raising more than $1500 for a support group, with organisers thrilled about the success.
Tb risk in Upper Waitaki focus of meeting

Tb risk in Upper Waitaki focus of meeting

A public meeting is being held in Omarama to discuss bovine tuberculosis risk following concerns about Ospri’s response to Tb in the nearby Lindis Pass.

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Miner's quarry bid raises residents' ire
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Speedway facing land rent rise of 150%
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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops
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Hipkins backs regional deals

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