Cause of salmonella outbreak unclear
Salmonella is "slamming" cows on dairy farms in the South, a vet says.
Dairy
Dairying dream still alive in Mid Canterbury
Dairying dream still alive in Mid Canterbury
As a teenager, Jeremy Duckmanton did not like the idea of milking cows or getting out of bed early.People working together key to success: economist
People working together key to success: economist
"In the end, successful business is people working together."Fonterra increases forecast earnings by up to 25%
Fonterra increases forecast earnings by up to 25%
Fonterra has increased its forecast earnings range by as much as 25 percent at the top end of its previous guidance.
Red Meat
Sale not dampened by wet spring
A lengthy delay to making silage in Southland is over for a sheep farmer playing "catch-up" following a wet spring.
Beefy bids
Beefy bids
Livestock agents spot bids at the second day of the Southern Man Cattle Sale at Lorneville Saleyard, near Invercargill, on Friday last week.Probe identifies meat eating quality
Probe identifies meat eating quality
Prime beef carcasses have a new stop on a chain at Alliance Group’s Mataura processing plant.Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs
Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs
Sheep and beef farmers are only half chuffed as they wait for an international trade war to play out on an expected turnaround in farmgate profits from higher export prices.
Horticulture
Why is NZ garlic so expensive?
Someone once said shallots are for babies, garlic is for heroes, but you may have to pay heroic prices for the home-grown stuff.
‘Many small wins’ over long career
‘Many small wins’ over long career
An arable leader will miss a working relationship with growers ranging from immensely rewarding to frustrating.Sunflower project brightening Hawke's Bay
Sunflower project brightening Hawke's Bay
A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community.Stewart to finish up as FAR head
Stewart to finish up as FAR head
Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart will step down at the end of June.
People
Shorthorn herd sale ‘scary but exciting’
The Murphy family, who milk the largest Shorthorn herd in Southland, are calling time on more than a century with the British breed.
Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness
Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness
After a childhood filled with violence and facing jail at 16, a finalist for the KiwiBank Young New Zealander of the Year credits farming, family and forgiveness for allowing him to change his life.Obituary: centenarian touched his community
Obituary: centenarian touched his community
Les Roughan has been described as a rural banker.Obituary: age no barrier for dogged triallist
Obituary: age no barrier for dogged triallist
He might have been a nonagenarian, but Angus Ferguson proved he was still a force to be reckoned with on the dog trial course.
Rural Events
People working together key to success: economist
"In the end, successful business is people working together."
Grazing workshops
Grazing workshops
The annual series of Otago Regional Council workshops to help farmers prepare intensive winter grazing management plans begins next week.Surf’s up for weekly ‘board members’
Surf’s up for weekly ‘board members’
Catching waves at the Surfing For Farmers (SFF) event at Kaka Point last week were (from left) Tuvia Bielski, 13, Hamish Bielski and Lindsay Alderton.PM enjoys country life
PM enjoys country life
Prime Minister Christopher was in Wānaka last Friday morning to open the Wānaka A&P Show, an event that attracts about 40,000 people over two days.