Lamb sales prove a useful sideline
Farmers are selling sheep to support their other enterprises in a small coastal town in North Otago.
Rural life
Invercargill to host Young Farmer final
Invercargill to host Young Farmer final
Invercargill will host the Young Farmer of the Year grand final next year.
Prospective employees get insight into rural sector
Prospective employees get insight into rural sector
The future rural workforce got a taste of farm life when Otago businesses came together on Saturday to show prospective employees what the sector has on offer.
Rural contractor calls for simplified visa obtainment
Rural contractor calls for simplified visa obtainment
A careers expo highlighting rural job opportunities will be held in Mosgiel this Saturday.
Ireland retains world ploughing titles
Ireland retains world ploughing titles
The luck of the Irish prevailed at the 69th World Ploughing Contest in Estonia.
$4700 top price paid at dog sale
$4700 top price paid at dog sale
Maddy Collins, of Waikaka, sold her dog Loop for the top price at the dog sale held in conjunction with the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Sale.
Close finish at indoor charity dog trials
Close finish at indoor charity dog trials
A point and a-half separated the first two placegetters in the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials final recently.
Carter determined to rebuild show
Carter determined to rebuild show
Former minister of agriculture and speaker of the House Sir David Carter is determined to rebuild the scaled-back Canterbury A&P Show into a financially strong position.
Canterbury farmer provided a voice for growers
Canterbury farmer provided a voice for growers
A Canterbury farmer credited with giving growers a voice is only the second person to be elevated into the NZ Arable Hall of Fame.
Carter determined show must go on
Carter determined show must go on
Former minister of agriculture and speaker of the House Sir David Carter is determined to rebuild the scaled-back Canterbury A&P Show into a financially strong position.
Top 10 ploughing finish ‘great effort’
Top 10 ploughing finish ‘great effort’
Timaru truck driver Bob Mehrtens’ peers aren’t surprised by another top 10 effort by him at the World Ploughing Contest in Estonia.
Thoughts on future to be sought
Thoughts on future to be sought
Canterbury farmers will get their chance soon to air their views on the future of sheep and beef farming’s industry organisation.
Family’s wheat hit ‘all marks’
Family’s wheat hit ‘all marks’
Mid Canterbury’s Blain family from Strathern Farm won the judges over for growing the best wheat crop last season in the United Wheatgrowers’ competition.
Giant farm clearance sale returning
Giant farm clearance sale returning
The unwanted contents of old farm sheds and workshops are being emptied out for a giant farm clearance sale for central Canterbury’s Greendale School on September 6.
Dog trialists selected
Dog trialists selected
Two southern dog trialists have been selected to represent New Zealand in a three-test series against Australia for the Wayleggo Cup across the Ditch next month.
Orchardist picked for programme
Orchardist picked for programme
Central Otago orchardist Tim Officer has been picked for a Horticulture New Zealand leadership programme.
Judges praise Riversdale farmer’s seed operation
Judges praise Riversdale farmer’s seed operation
Northern Southland farmer Scott Rome is the 2024 seed grower of the year.
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Practice makes perfect
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Practice makes perfect
Middlemarch ploughing team Sean Leslie and Casey Tilson train for the Middlemarch and Taieri ploughing competition in September with Clydesdales Gordon and Doug.
Dogs set to grace the floor at indoor sale
Dogs set to grace the floor at indoor sale
A proven heading dog is set to grace the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Sale near Gore on Saturday.
Keen interest shown in farm cadetships
Keen interest shown in farm cadetships
Jeff Farm general manager Michael Benton talks to Shawn McAvinue about the cadetship open day on the sheep, beef and deer farm in Kaiwera on August 3.