Young Christchurch butcher wins apprentice of the year
Blair Wright, of Peter Timbs Meats, only just turned 19.
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Stortford Lodge: Cattle prices lift, thanks to heavy rain
Plentiful warm, timely, rain and a full cattle rostrum saw cattle prices lift well.
Auckland meat heavyweight wins Christie Award
Riki Kerekere has been involved in the meat industry all his working life.
Young Farmers enjoy annual ball
Farmers ditched their gear for fancy dress and attended a Ball on Saturday night.
Nominations open for 2021 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year
This year the award calls for "leaders beyond the farm gate".
Meet the shearer who gave 'Gizzy Shrek' a haircut
72-year-old master blade shearer Peter Casserly has a habit of shearing celebrity sheep.
Rongotea stock sales - new year, new date
Rongotea stock sales - a change to Tuesday from January 12.
Brett Roberts successfully defends street shears title
Roberts wins Get to the Point Pleasant Point Gymkhana Shears open final.
Stortford Lodge: Demand strong at big cattle yarding
Most classes of cattle sold well but lambs were back on last week at Stortford Lodge.
Dannevirke Lamb and Calf Day low in entries, high in quality
The Dannevirke and Districts Lamb and Calf Show resumed after the lockdown on November 4.
Canterbury Shears ready to start in new woolshed venue
Canterbury Shears NZ Corriedale shearing and woolhandling champs start tomorrow.
Leading wood chopping championship coming to Palmerston North
Stihl is joining the 2021 NZ Rural Games in Palmerston North.
Sheep and breeders flock to Amberley A and P Show
Sheep were transported from as far south as Oamaru and as far north as Blenheim.
Celebration pays tribute to land girl contribution
"Emotional" event to honour members of the NZ Women's Land Service held at Maungati.
CHB A&P Show to run in traditional format
Mahon Amusements have been engaged to run the ever-popular sideshows and rides
All welcome at Taranaki BFEA field day
A successful sheep and cow farm are opening their gates for a field day.
The Hunterville Shemozzle is back!
The annual Huntaway Shemozzle is taking place in Hunterville on Saturday.
Business accelerator opportunity for agtech and food tech start-ups
Sprout offering $1m seed capital investment opportunity to agtech and foodtech start-ups.
Ruahine School squeezes in Lamb and Calf Day
Ruahine School lamb and calf events were held on Wednesday October 28.
Mead claims show dog honours with a Lad aged 10
The visitors dominate the sheep dog trial, with the first three placings.
Great win at Great Raihania Shears
A lean day for Hawke's Bay, but it was still busy at the show shearing and woolhandling.
2020 Hawke's Bay A&P Show Results
A selection results from the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Show on October 21-23.
Rainbow trout released for popular event
Several trophy trout included in release of little ones.
Marton farmer takes out regional maize yield title
Simon Nitschke harvested the second highest regional yield in the 2020 competition.
Award winner a hands-on business owner
Henrietta Purvis won the innovation category at Rural Women New Zealand Business Awards.
Hawke's Bay A&P Show downsized, but still a big success
It's 167 years since the first show, and it's still going - despite Covid.
Best in the Bay, at the Show in Hawke's Bay
It was a real matey day on the second day of the Hawke's Bay A and P show in Hastings
Waimate Shears: Open-grade event best in 'donkey's years'
Organiser says 53rd Waimate Shears attracted best field in the open grade since 1980s.
Berry farm expects influx of visitors due to picker shortage
Record crowds were expected during the strawberry picking season.
NZ champion to have star billing in alpaca mini-show
National alpaca champion Inca Lodge Diego will be in Ashburton this month
Top triallists to run their dogs at Ashburton showgrounds
Tux dog trials will be at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds next week.
Eighty-plus attend 'fantastic' field day
NZ Dairy Industry Awards' Southland/Otago share farmers of the year hold field day.
NZ bareback rodeo champ hurt, halts career
Adam Williams suffered a career-ending injury at the end of last season.