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- All hands to pumps for return of event
The eagerly-awaited Temuka and Geraldine A&P Show returns to the Winchester Showgrounds on October 1.
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Dairy awards’ annual conference
- Break from banking for Black Fern
Black Fern forward Georgia Ponsonby is temporarily parking a rural banking career to concentrate on the looming Rugby World Cup.
- Aust, NZ on board with training
New Zealand wool harvesting trainer Elite Wool Industry Training is addressing a global shortage of skilled woolshed labour by signing a memorandum of understanding with two of Australia’s major players in the industry.
- Apprentice graduates to training others
Matt Lane’s apprenticeship with Primary ITO helped land him his first management role where he’s now supporting other apprentices.
- App focuses on tussock control
An app to help farmers control a weed that has eluded eradication attempts for more than 100 years is being promoted again after Covid-19 interruptions.
- High sugar grasses boost profitability
Canterbury dairy farmer Andrew Barlass is turning his attention back to pasture — focusing on soil health, alternative forages and home-grown feed to improve his farm’s profitability.
- MPI announces plan to cull ‘M. Bovis’ cows
The Ministry for Primary Industries has announced it will begin culling cows on a huge feedlot, near Ashburton, which is infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
- Deer welfare code feedback sought
Feedback is being sought on proposed changes to the code of welfare for deer.
- Two full days of entertainment in store at pavilion
Waimate is the place to be on October 7 and 8.
Featured documents
- Irrigation-innovation combination a winner
A young couple are in the early days of ambitious plans for an irrigated North Canterbury farm, writes Tim Cronshaw....
- 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....
- Unlikely pair guiding Groundswell
They’re an unlikely pair of protesters....
- 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...
- Chooks, baby girl help with new start
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for South Canterbury farmers Kelly and Morgan Campbell since their cattle were the first in New Zealand to be depopulated due to Mycoplasma bovis. But they have come out the other side with a new business venture. Rural editor Sally Rae reports....
- Musical interlude for dryland arable operation
Music is a family affair for the Talbots who run a dryland arable and finishing operation at Waitohi, just outside of Temuka....
- Ngai Tahu farm working towards a sustainable future
Not that long ago a forest stood where Ngai Tahu’s vast dairy, grazing and sheep and beef farm operation has sprung up at Canterbury’s Eyrewell....
- Family does hard yards to transform station
The Pavletich family recently celebrated 100 years of farming Station Peak, on the north bank of the Waitaki River. Rural editor Sally Rae speaks to them about their lengthy tenure on the land — and their plans for the future....
- 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....
- Investing capital wisely and waiting for the right farm to buy important
Mid Canterbury sharemilker Will Green has mapped out a course to own a dairy farm in five years, and build a family home with his partner, Sally....