Bidders keen as ewes hit sale ring
Otago offering . . . Hazlett auctioneer Ed Marfell takes bids on 120 romney-merino ewes from Bendigo Station.
By DAVID HILL
Sheep numbers were down, but...
Bacteria found in Ashley River
Casting out . . . A fisherman tries his luck in the Ashley River. PHOTO: FISH & GAME.
By RACHEL MACDONALD
On top of this year's...
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...
Government looks to get tough on rustlers
By SHELLEY TOPP
Tough new measures to deter livestock thefts have been announced by Justice Minister Andrew Little.
Rustlers now face a maximum of seven years...
It isn’t easy being green
By RACHEL MACDONALD
The district is drowning under a sea of grass as a potentially record-breaking growing season continues apace.
Anyone driving the Waimakariri's rural roads...
Riverbed policy condemned
Riverbed controversy .. Hurunui farmer Dave Holland, left, with Rural Advocacy Network chairman Jamie McFadden. Mr Holland's pasture below them, beside the Hurunui River,...
The talk is about pork
By DAVID HILL
Showing pigs is a serious business. Thomas Queen, of Omihi, north of Waipara, has joined the latest craze of entering pigs at...
Champion Suffolk ram was nearly scratched
By DAVID HILL
Charles Miller-Brown admits he considered scratching his champion 3-year-old Suffolk ram from the New Zealand Agricultural Show.
The Amberley farmer was surprised to...
Farms targeted by thieves
Farm fuel stores are being picked off by thieves, spurred on by high prices at the pump. Vehicles and other valuable farm plant are...
The highs of working with Lowlines
Phil and Kay Worthington are humbled and surprised at being awarded a Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero medal.
The Fernside farming couple, who own Woolstone...
