Cowboy challenges at Gracebrook
By SHELLEY TOPP
Cowboys and their mounts turned out in force at the Gracebrook Equestrian Training Centre in Amberley last Sunday.
Organiser of the Cowboy Challenge...
If the shoe fits, weld it
Well used .. Hamish Hartnell's raw materials come from Alpine Horse Safaris' trekking operation.shoes are being transformed into garden features in a shed in...
Hunters also set sights on deer in pig hunt
Hunters will be taking aim at pigs and deer in their favourite hunting spots next month as they take to the hills for a...
Corriedale initiative
Waimate-bound . . . The foundation stock waiting to load as part of Waimate High School's agricultural programme. PHOTO: RACHEL MACDONALD
By RACHEL MACDONALD
Ten Corriedale...
St James horses go under hammer
Off to new lives .. Four of the horses offered for sale are run into the yards. PHOTO: GAVIN MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY
By ROBYN BRISTOW...
Garden tour to raise funds for NCRDA
By SHELLEY TOPP
A garden tour will be held next month to raise money for the North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled (NCRDA).
It is being...
Action packed three days at 150th show
By DAVID HILL
The Topp Twins are coming to Rangiora to help celebrate the 150th Northern (Rangiora) Agricultural and Pastoral Show.
The iconic New Zealand performers...
Trial produces abundant grass in Nth Canty
North Canterbury sheep and beef farmer, Hamish Murray, got more grass than he bargained for this spring when trialling liquid nitrogen and gibberellic acid.
Mr...
Much still muddies issues around fresh water
Not feasible ... Having rules forcing farmers to install fences to exclude stock from all hill country waterways is impractical, cost prohibitive and environmentally...
Working together for the community
Pete and Philippa Somerville, this year's Cheviot A&P show presidents
By ROBYN BRISTOW
This year's Cheviot A&P presidents are Pete and Philippa Somerville who have been...
