The lure of 20,000 jobs
Living the dream .. The Brothers Green co-founders Brad Lake, left, Michael Burnett and Brendon McIntosh are leading a green revolution. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
By DAVID...
Boris back from wilderness
Big boy .. Mighty Boris, right, dwarfs the bulls at Island Hills Station. He is standing in front of a deer fence. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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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...
Water focus must remain
By DAVID HILL
Waimakariri Zone Committee chairman Michael Blackwell has warned that the "environmental crisis" should not take a back seat to the Covid-19 recovery.
Mr...
Virtual saleyards to the fore under lockdown
By DAVID HILL
Virtual saleyards are becoming a useful tool for farmers selling stock.
As stock agents explore new ways to hold sales during the Covid-19...
Online orders skyrocket under lockdown
By DAVID HILL
Farmers' markets have closed, but business is booming for one popular stallholder.
Sefton-based Grown's home delivery service has "gone through the roof" since...
Contest canned for the first time in 52 years
By DAVID HILL
The 2020 FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest has become a casualty of the global coronavirus pandemic.
New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF)...
Ewe sales falter in hot, dry conditions
By DAVID HILL
The sheep industry has gone from a pre-Christmas high to a summer of uncertainty.
Peter Walsh & Associates auctioneer Allister Orchard says buyers...
Caterpillar migration
Caterpillar collection heads south ... The great grandchildren of Tracey and Peggy Gough, the founders of the Gough Group, from left, Harriet Gough, Georgia...
Water proposals a ‘long time coming
By SHELLEY TOPP
Government's new water quality and environment proposals are long overdue, despite being criticised by some farmers, a prominent Waikari water activist says.
"It...