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'Real conversations' at Ashburton deer industry expo
Mid Canterbury's first deer industry technology expo was a real success.
Three Rivers Catchment group catch-up in Southland
Seventeen catchment groups are now established in Southland.
Bursary boost for Telford agriculture students
Tom Adkins and Will Lambert have received the Clutha District Council Bursary.
Canterbury farmer wins NZ Young Farmers stock-judging comp
Canterbury woman wins New Zealand Young Farmers stock-judging prize.
Holistic farming approach called for in Canterbury
Farmers need to take a ''holistic'' approach to today's environmental challenges.
Rural patrol gets half of funding requested
Mixed opinions from board means less funding for Alexandra Rural Community Patrol.
Central Otago horticultural land to be mapped
Central Otago's horticultural landscape is being mapped as a tool for district planning.
Beef numbers increase in South, despite m. bovis fears
Beef numbers are up in the lower south, despite the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis.
Beef + Lamb NZ sheep industry awards dropped for year
The Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) Sheep Industry Awards have been cancelled for the year.
Synlait confident work on track at Dunsandel
Synlait says a dairy packaging facility being built at Dunsandel remains on track.
No cattle section at South and West A&P Shows
The cattle section will be missing from both South and West Otago A&P shows this year.
Microchipping in Oamaru superseding banding of blue penguins
This season will mark the end of flipper-banding of blue penguins at Oamaru Harbour.
Blue Sky Meats posts strong Q1 result
Blue Sky Meats has posted its strongest first quarter result in at least a decade.
The great cow robbery: 65 stock stolen from 'bloody angry' farmer
'You feel bloody angry about it,' says farmer looted of $130,000 worth of stock.
South Island High Country Advisory Group named
Members of a new South Island High Country Advisory Group have been named.
MPI support after m. bovis 'pitiful', say farmers
Mycoplasma bovis has hit a North Otago farmer fairly hard.
Meeting to vote on Silver Fern Farm's changes
A shareholders' meeting will be held to vote on proposed changes to Silver Fern Farms.
Moutere Station farming family look beyond the horizon
Moutere Station has been in the Jopp family for 125 years.
New Zealand Whisky Company negotiating premises and committed to town
The New Zealand Whisky Company remains "100% committed to Oamaru", says rep.
NZ could lead the way in natural solutions to reduce waste
NZ has an opportunity to lead the world in the way it reduces waste.
Top official knows the human cost of mycoplasma bovis
Diagnosis of m. bovis in NZ triggered our most expensive biosecurity response in history.
Wet weekend on the way for most
Parts of the North Island's east coast are in for a drenching.
Crossbred wool lots withdrawn given low prices at PGG Wrightson sale
Crossbred wool sales have declined lately, causing a withdraw from PGG Wrightson sale.
Te Anau firefighter to help in California
A Southland firefighter is heading to California today to help fight ravaging wildfires.
Australian firm buys Otago forest land
Land beneath 22,500ha of Otago forestry blocks has been sold to an Australian company.
Rural crime prevention better than cure: FMG
Rural crime is on the rise, and being prepared is key to preventing anything on your farm.
Privacy rules hinder Nait record use to track m. bovis
Calls have been made to release NAIT records back to birth for better tracing of animals.
Women in Wine New Zealand mentorship to put 'fire in the belly'
Winemaker Jen Parr recently held a first mentoring session as part of a pilot programme.
Summerfruit NZ readies funding case for PGP
Summerfruit New Zealand has nearly completed its business case proposal for the PGP.
Transpower says it won't spread M.bovis
Teviot Valley farmer raises concerns about the biosecurity procedures of Transpower.
WorkSafe survey seeks workplace insight
Southern farmers and workers are being encouraged to be part of a Massey University survey
Central Otago chance for closer links with China
A strategic belt and road initiative (BRI), is the focus of this week's forum in Alexandra
Pests targeted at Pourakino Catchment Group's field day
Learning tips for pest management wason show at the Pourakino Catchment Group's field day