Blade shearers beat Australians
South Canterbury blade shearers Tony Dobbs and Phil Oldfield triumph in Bendigo.
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Alexandra scrub fire timely reminder care needed
Alexandra firefighters are asking people to take care in the region's dry conditions
Gibbston Winery funding for stoat trapping
Gibbston winery Peregrine Wines is funding six new traplines on Resolution Island
Focus on efficiency works for Westland Milk
Westland Milk Products is on track to achieve its target of $78million in savings
Little River community put at risk with fire appliance swap
Will the Little River Fire Brigade have enough water to fight blazes this summer?
Christchurch roundabout rabbits may be culled or caught
Rabbits on the Anzac Drive, New Brighton and Travis Rds roundabouts could be culled
Otago Fish & Game wants guides licensed
The Otago Fish and Game Council has vowed to fight for the licensing of fishing guides
Barque field drilling 'risk' to marine mammals
Oil and gas drilling off the Oamaru coast could have detrimental effect on marine lie.
Restored shearing stand given run
Gordon Duthie spent every Sunday from March through to August rebuilding a shearing shed
Farming operation diversified in the Catlins
Catlins farmers Carey and Tracey Hancox have diversified their busy farming operation
Enterprising rural woman builds business with DC Wines
When Debra Cruikshank left school, she was not sure what she wanted to do.
Symposium to focus on salmon's sharp decline
Fish and Game New Zealand is hosting a symposium to discuss dropping salmon numbers
New sheep improvement values hang by a tail
An Otago sheep breed will have value calculated by tail length and bare skin on the tail.
Velvet price rise fuels deer industry optimism
A price recovery for deer velvet is timely given the investment many farmers are making
Telcos beef up coverage in Queenstown Lakes District
Wanaka residents and holidaymakers should have substantial device coverage this summer.
Lake test funding sought
The Friends of Lake Hayes are hoping to get funding to test the lake.
Expert advice on weaning, calf care
Caring for calves the right way from birth is key to getting good milking cows
Shearing: Varying success in Australia, Ashburton
The New Zealand and Australian shearing competition season enters full swing.
Wool prices lift, but long way to go
The worst appears to be over for wool prices but prices are still very low
MPI focus on stock transport rules
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is working on stock transport regulations.
Some benefits from climate change
Some climatic changes, including predicted warmer average temperatures, will benefit Otago
Beef + Lamb pulls plug on the Glammies
For 10 years, farmers have entered their best of best in the Glammies. But no more.
Thief stole $500 of frozen whitebait
About $500 of frozen whitebait stolen from a Cobden resident's freezer.
Silver Ferns Farms livestock price outlook generally favourable
Silver Fern Farms has released its new-season livestock-pricing outlook
Wet spring weather hits national lamb crop
Spring is arriving slowly on New Zealand farms, the latest "BNZ Rural Wrap'' says.
Alliance Group regains some market share
The Alliance Group is determined to keep focusing on its farmer-shareholders
Beltex sheep breed focus of field day
The Beltex sheep breed will be under the spotlight at a field day in Canterbury tomorrow.
Oceania Dairy to invest $200m more
Oceania Dairy is planning to build a state-of-the-art laboratory
LIC must be agile in face of change: chairman
New Zealand's dairy industry is vulnerable to disruption.
Alexandra hosting IrrigationNZ's national conference
Registrations are open for IrrigationNZ's national conference in Alexandra in April.
Milligans Food Group joins GDT Marketplace
Oamaru-based company Milligans Food Group will join Global Dairy Trade's GDT Marketplace
Hopes of egg in nest No 4
Only two breeding pairs of grebes have fledged their chicks so far this year