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Heading off for transtasman test

Southern dog triallist Scott Hunter and his heading dog Lucy are part of the team set to defend the Wayleggo Cup in a transtasman test series in Australia this month.

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Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell. File photo: Gregor Richardson

‘Fantastic’: Fonterra announces $150m expansion to Edendale

Southland's economy has been given another boost after Fonterra announced a $150 million expansion to its Edendale plant, which is expected to create 70 jobs.

Fonterra to spend $75m on expansion

Fonterra to spend $75m on expansion

Fonterra is spending about $75 million on an expansion of its Studholme site, near Waimate, to create a hub for high-value proteins.
Farmer gets community work after starving cattle

Canterbury farmer gets community work after starving cattle

A Canterbury farmer has been sentenced to 240 hours of community work after starving his cattle, resulting in at least 20 dying.
Classes to ease isolation

Classes to ease isolation

Access to free online English language classes for rural migrant women in New Zealand are being extended to help an isolated and vulnerable community, a Southland dairy farmer says.

Red Meat

Beef + Lamb Central South Island south extension manager Dean Sinnamon, of Oturehua. PHOTO: SRL...

Setting up of hub farms ‘exciting development’

Beef + Lamb will fund innovative system changes on southern sheep and beef farms to discover if it can benefit the wider community.

Tricky time for farmers - survey

Tricky time for farmers - survey

New Zealand’s lamb crop this spring is expected to drop by nearly a million on last year, driven by drought in key sheep and beef regions, including Otago.
Customers upset at shops closing

Customers upset at shops closing

Alliance has confirmed it will be closing its local butcher shops at Oamaru and Timaru.
Hind and weaner sale best yet

Hind and weaner sale best yet

An annual hind and weaner sale gets "better and better", a southern deer stud owner says.

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Standing among plum trees on Waitaki Orchards in North Otago are (from left) general manager...

‘Sensible’ RSE changes appreciated

The blossoms are out and things are returning to normal on a North Otago stonefruit orchard.

Central Otago woman new chief of Horticulture NZ

Central Otago woman new chief of Horticulture NZ

Central Otago’s Kate Scott has been appointed Horticulture New Zealand’s new chief executive.
Farming, forestry meeting ‘positive’

Farming, forestry meeting ‘positive’

Forestry companies exterminate thousands of pigs each year and want to be good neighbours, a meeting in Lawrence heard last week.
Central Otago woman the new Horticulture NZ chief

Central Otago woman the new Horticulture NZ chief

Central Otago’s Kate Scott has been appointed Horticulture New Zealand’s new chief executive.

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Heading off for transtasman test

Southern dog triallist Scott Hunter and his heading dog Lucy are part of the team set to defend the Wayleggo Cup in a transtasman test series in Australia this month.