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- Shed restored to mark 100 years
Mayfield’s milestone is almost here.
- Barker’s completes new factory
South Canterbury company Barker’s has completed its new jam, juice and sauce factory near Geraldine in the first stage of a nearly $60 million expansion project.
- Water resilience key for 2026
It was encouraging to end 2025 on a high for the food and fibre sector, Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Karen Williams says.
- AI firm making research accessible
CHRISTCHURCH tech company Custom D is lining up overseas clients for Caitlyn — an AI platform stopping vital research and business data from sitting idle.
- Summer strategies for dairy farms
Late summer strategies in dairy farming involve continuous monitoring of feed demand and body condition score (BCS).
- Stopping 3G: what irrigators need to know
Preparation for the end of 3G technology needs to get under way if it is not already, Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Karen Williams says.
- Innovative project aims to cut emissions
The Cool Sheep® Programme’s goal is to reduce methane emissions in New Zealand’s national sheep flock through genetic selection.
- Long lactation study in new phase
After two years exploring extended lactation to reduce peak workload and non-replacement calves, the Extended Lactation project has added a commercial farm alongside the existing farmlet trial.
- NZ’s largest pig farm up for sale
THE nation’s largest pig farm is being sold after being developed into a major North Canterbury employer and business by a family over 25-plus years.
- Changes at Irrigation New Zealand
Irrigation New Zealand farewelled long-standing chairwoman Keri Johnston and board directors Emma Crutchley and Mark Pizey at its recent annual general meeting in Christchurch.
Featured documents
- Town/country split offers best of both worlds
From singing and shepherding to photography and physiotherapy, Hawea woman Anna Munro has a diverse lifestyle. She talks to rural editor SallyRae about her career and her desire to help tell the farming story....
- Decisions informed by generational stock records
Banks Peninsula’s Mike Williams probably rates his attention to detail as his greatest strength as a farmer....
- Fertiliser spreading contractors use state-of-the-art technology
When Jon Jackson reached school-leaving age he couldn’t get out of the classroom fast enough....
- Change at stud farm a break with history
A North Canterbury family has come to terms with moving on from a Dorset Down stud which has been with them for just over 40 years....
- Bringing home the bacon — pig farmer’s decades of dedication
Canterbury’s Chris Trengrove has seen good times and bad times in pig farming but the gut punch of watching half his piglets waste away to disease ranks as the worst....
- Pearl Veal carving out a market for previously unwanted bobby calves
Pearl Veal is at the forefront of a quest to find a market for bobby calves, writes Tim Cronshaw....
- Embracing change: from rock’n’roll to wool, without missing a beat
Christchurch’s Rachel Shearer seemed to have it all, but something was missing....
- End of an era at Erewhon
Colin Drummond’s final resting place is on a small knoll overlooking Erewhon Station....
- Cheviot-romney cross perendales still productive, compelling breed
When Tim Anderson’s grandfather and father first stepped foot on the family farm in 1945, there was no end of ‘‘bush bashing’’ ahead of them....
- Call to heed the rise of animal-free dairy products
Imagine Milk without a Moo — that’s the title of a Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme report written by food technologist Anna Benny who also happens to live on a Clydevale dairy farm. She talks to business and rural editor SallyRae about why she believes New Zealand’s dairy industry is facing a...
