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A Waitaki Bridge man asserts water from the Lower Waitaki aquifer doesn't need treatment.
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Cardrona Water group accepts apology from ORC
The Cardrona Water Users Group has accepted an apology from the Otago Regional Council.
Work starts on new Millbrook course in Arrowtown
Work has begun on a new nine-hole golf course at Millbrook in Arrowtown.
Wanaka developer told to get consent for new deck
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Blue River Dairy sales to double, thanks to canning line
Invercargill-based Blue River Dairy expects to double sales next year.
Bluff Oyster World attraction plans progressing
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First chicks make appearance at Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
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Oceania Dairy 'tracking pretty well' for new season
Oceania Dairy, in Mycoplasma bovis territory, could avoid major effects from the outbreak.
Southland farmers urged to consider alternatives for bale wrap disposal
Farmers are urged to consider alternative options for disposing of bale wrap in Southland.
Finding solutions to drainage issues in Kaikoura
Drainage solutions are being demonstrated to help Kaikoura plains farmers cope.
Canterbury A&P Association opts to rebrand show
A move to rebrand Canterbury's A&P show as the NZ Agricultural Show has raised eyebrows.
Pupil champs best teachers at AgriKids NZ Grand Final
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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.
Central Otago horticultural land to be mapped
Central Otago's horticultural landscape is being mapped as a tool for district planning.
Rescued dogs' new life fighting bee disease
Dogs that had 'horrendous' lives have now been trained to detect biosecurity risks.
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.