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Watch: Frustrated farmers discuss mycoplasma bovis
Dairy farmers getting frustrated as they await cattle test results for mycoplasma bovis.
Farming key water quality factor
Forest and Bird spokesman says farmland intensification must stop to improve water quality
Milk fat prices take a break
Milk fat prices took a breather in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Mesh 'stunning' in control of tomato potato psyllid
The use of fine mesh covers could be the answer to controlling the tomato potato psyllid.
Farmers coping with floods well, so far
''Farmers are coping with day-to-day stuff well in the short term.''
Relief to find new home
A family who escaped the deluge in Milton last month are safely in a new home
Survey shows increase in number of farms making a profit
Compared to 12 months ago, the proportion of farms making a profit has doubled.
Milestone reached for Kawarau Falls bridge
Last steel girder means the new, 250m Kawarau Falls bridge now fully spans Kawarau River.
Clutha district roads could cost $1 million to fix
In clean-up after floods in Clutha District, one item could cost almost $25,000 alone.
Dairy farmers warned to watch out for ergot
Three dairy farms in Southland and South Otago have been affected by ergot poisoning
Disease may mean culling cattle herd
Cattle could be culled due to a new-to-NZ disease affecting a South Canterbury dairy farm
Taieri River flows over weekend exceeded 1980 flood
More water came down the Taieri River during last week's flood than in the 1980 deluge.
Taieri farmer knee-deep and wanting to cry
Taieri dairy farmer Katie Clark stands in knee-deep floodwater in front of her home.
Watch: Smoked eel stout on brewery menu
New Zealand's newest microbrewery opens to the public in Dunedin's oldest buildings.
Hint of legal challenge over Hunter Valley Station sale
Sale of Hunter Valley Station to American television presenter has been criticised.
Mycoplasma bovis: MPI tracking 'risk goods' from farm
The situation remains that the bacterial disease has been confirmed on 1 property.
Watch: Future of Sutton bridge in limbo, pending report
No decision made about historic bridge's future until engineering report completed.
Dunedin mayoral relief fund relaunched after floods
DCC has relaunched its mayoral relief fund for those affected by recent floods.
Base set up to deal with mycoplasma bovis outbreak
MPI setting up field office in Oamaru to co-ordinate response to Mycoplasma bovis outbreak
Watch: Anger as water fails to recede
''I thought the water would have started to go down and I could start cleaning today"
Warning over Clutha water
The Clutha District Council has issued an urgent boil water notice for some water schemes
Memories from Africa will endure for Youth World Cup champion
Abby Erwood has not slowed down since the end of the ANZ Premiership.
Adverse event plea now lodged
Otago Rural Support Trust has requested a strategy for an adverse weather event.
LIC sells Deer Improvement as going concern
LIC is selling its Deer Improvement subsidiary business
Immigration stance change likely to please
Southern employers are likely to welcome immigration policy indicated by the Government
Silver Fern Farms in good place
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton says the business is strong.
Historic Sutton Bridge being assessed
The future of the flood-damaged historic Sutton suspension bridge remains unclear.
Flooding effects visible from space
A remarkable image from space shows impact of flooding in the South Island.
Watch: Baby seal found in 'middle of nowhere' paddock
Invercargill man saves baby seal from paddock 10km from nearest shore.
Primary sector leads capitalisation growth
Deloitte South Island Index of listed companies' market capitalisation shows modest growth
Middlemarch historic suspension bridge destroyed
The historic Sutton suspension bridge near Middlemarch has been destroyed by the flood.
Watch: Henley has seen all this before
Henley lay sodden under a swiftly flowing Taieri River over the weekend.