‘Feeling pretty good’ before test
A transtasman shearing test is being held on the 60th anniversary of the Southern Shears in Gore on Saturday.
Rural People
Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
For the first time in years, Oamaru couple David and Anne Ludemann have not got a return date set for their caravan holiday this month.
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Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
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Servicing farms at an end after 58 years
For the first time in years, Oamaru couple David and Anne Ludemann have not got a return date set for their caravan holiday this month.
Sale ‘last hurrah’ after 157 years
Sale ‘last hurrah’ after 157 years
Sheep and beef farmers Garry and Julene McCorkindale have sold their property Glenside in South Otago, ending their family's nearly 160 year tenure of the land.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
The first successful shipment of frozen lamb from Totara Estate, North Otago, sailed from Dunedin to London in 1882.
Adviser draws on passion for hands-on farming
Adviser draws on passion for hands-on farming
"An experience like no other".
Turning a passion for animals into a career
Turning a passion for animals into a career
A young Winton woman who enjoys working with animals has had a boost to help pay for her tertiary studies.
Couple taking what NZ is good at and exploring new areas
Couple taking what NZ is good at and exploring new areas
An early retirement does not stack up for the New Zealand Merino Company's new chairman John Penno, Tim Cronshaw writes.
Birthday party chance for reunion
Birthday party chance for reunion
Lowcliffe longevity was in evidence at an 80th birthday celebration recently.
A career woven in coloured wool
A career woven in coloured wool
Beverley Forrester dismissed the official notification she received asking if she would accept a New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours
Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming
Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming
"An experience like no other".
Former Waikoikoi farmer was ‘community man’
Former Waikoikoi farmer was ‘community man’
The Wānaka man who died after being crushed by his car in his own driveway had just finished jump-starting a visitor’s car for her.
Global deer sector leader honoured
Global deer sector leader honoured
A Geraldine man has been honoured for his contributions to the deer industry, which span nearly four decades.
Now or never for Ryenna owners
Now or never for Ryenna owners
Wapiti farmers Jesse and Tracey Saunders have "put everything in" to launch their stud and will hold their inaugural on-farm sale in Central Southland today.
The days of on-farm sales over for Tikana
The days of on-farm sales over for Tikana
Tikana Wapiti stud co-owner Dave Lawrence has sold his hinds and put an end to his annual on-farm bull and cow sale in Central Southland.
Drawn to auctioneering young
Drawn to auctioneering young
Even as preschooler, John Duffy’s destiny looked clear.
Welsh organisations bestow award on couple
Welsh organisations bestow award on couple
Southern farmers Geoff and Ailsa Neilson are being celebrated for opening their home and the minds of scores of Welsh visitors.
Military career provides platform for leadership
Military career provides platform for leadership
Serving the air force took Andrew Mockford around the world and gave him skills to become the new head of irrigation’s industry body, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Fresh, local and seasonal.
Meat worker carves out place in history
Meat worker carves out place in history
Eighty-year-old Ken McLeod has carved out a place in the record books after 64 years as a freezing worker.