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.

Dunedin engineering company Scott Technology records an earnings gain.

The new code outlines four main areas of responsibility for hunters.

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

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."

The New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards seek nominations.

Blackdale Stud will open its gates to the public on the Southern Texel Breeders field day.

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".

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.

Coleridge Down Training Farm is home to hands-on hard-yards-style training for youth.

Police confirm there were no survivors in a helicopter crash in Wanaka today.

Stud breeding is in the Paterson family's blood.

A former Amberley woman has her sights set on the Melbourne Cup.

Horses have played a big part in Lyndon Morris' life for three decades.

Nominations for a national Women In Horticulture leadership group are being sought

Beef production is the focus of a field day on Banks Peninsula later this month.