Buyers are being cautious when looking at farms in the current climate.

Selling a Southdown ram for $16,000 was somewhat of a "surreal experience'' for one vet.

Roxburgh battlers are slowly slogging through the mess left by flash flooding last week.

Irrigation is likely to become even more important to Central Otago in the next few years.

Fruit will be sweeter, vines may mature earlier and there may be a longer grape season.

Beef and pork are expected to be the strongest contributors to expected global expansion.

Will Stuart hated public speaking until he got involved with merino junior judging.

If the current is running against blackcurrants, make hay.

Logan Dodd (9), of Tapui, says his pet sheep Blackie's behaviour set her apart.

A record lambing  percentage underpins a lift in lamb numbers

The recent reconstruction of a shearing stand is now on display at Tuapeka Vintage Club.

There will be disruptions on the highway around Roxburgh in coming days.

Climate change effects would make need to reliably grow produce, feed stock more important

Otago region's climate might be more like Hawke's Bay and crops might mature earlier.

Looking like a record crop for cherries as growers weeks ahead of where they'd normally be

Hundreds of deer carcasses reported after the Molesworth 1080 drop to fight tuberculosis.

An army of students wielding shovels, brooms and wheelbarrows is set invade Roxburgh.

FMG Young Farmer of the Year 2018's Otago district final, held in Omakau, went smoothly.

Debra Cruikshank is a woman on a mission, writes Nicole Sharp.

Lamb percentages hit a record this spring.

MPI encourages earthquake- affected regions to use $5000 worth of funded advisory services

Roxburgh busy with machinery working on the roads trying to clear silt and rocks.

Some residents in the Clutha District have been warned to boil water

A Millers Flat family have work ahead after flash floods raged through their farm.

One Teviot Valley orchardist says between 30% and 40% of his crop was damaged in storms.

Trapping needs to be done everywhere, including backyards, to save NZ's wildlife.

The main road in Roxburgh will not open and the town's water supply will not be back on.

Silver Fern Farms has named Zespri chief operating officer Simon Limmer as its new CEO.

Forest owners are being encouraged to check what local timber processors can offer.

The buzz around Otago apiarists is shaping up to be one of the best in years.