The divers were Mitchell McPhee, 23, and Malcolm Ward, 51, both of Balclutha.

Relationship ­building is essential for the continued success of a farm family business.

The pair had been missing since Saturday after going snorkelling.

Images provided by Biosecurity New Zealand show the threat wilding pines present.

The velvet market is expected to be reasonably stable during the 2018-19 season.

Consumer-driven markets a focus for red meat and protein markets.

Not too many centenarian rest­home residents are managing businesses from their bedrooms.

Southland shearing contractors have been ranked No 1 for health and safety for 2017.

Gore farmers Mark and Vicki Nicholson, have been farming organically for 14 years.

The Greenpeace activists were arrested in July over a dairy expansion protest.

A retired farmer is turning his passion for tradition into something for the community.

COMMENT: I want to be able to help the rural community learn from tragedy.

Three new members have joined the Beef + Lamb NZ Central South Island Farmers Council.

A former road transport manager is the new Southern Dairy Hub farm manager

Macraes Mine emergency response co-ordinator Steve Renton knows the job has its risks.

The distinctive Speckle Park beef breed is becoming increasingly popular for breeding.

Apiculture New Zealand (APINZ) has ''tweaked'' its proposal to introduce a commodity levy.

"They have the pick of the world, of any food that they like and they've come to me."

Wet, foggy weather did not deter would be whitebaiters by the Kakanui River.

Macraes mine in East Otago has ''many years'' of production left, say experts.

Competitors travelled from between Lincoln to Thornbury to plough in Middlemarch.

Ray Mohan always liked the idea of having a farm, and now she's living the dream.

Leonie Guiney says she knows how to solve Fonterra's "reputational issues".

The horse was injured when the saddle slipped and it became entangled.

A group of Omaui residents have united to fight the proposed cat ban for their town.

Alpaca breeders are set for a busy couple of months.

"It's just a tragedy. We are just absolutely stunned. We don't know what to say."

Wildling pines are being culled in the Mackenzie Country.

Bruno Santos is graduating from the University of New England, in Armidale NSW, with a PhD

Queenstown farmers have brought in dozens of townie children for a taste of the country.