A new look for Southland meat processor Blue Sky Meats will now see the company’s main brand called Blue Sky Pastures. Chief Executive Todd Grave unveiled the…
Dairy giant Fonterra is forecasting another big loss as it writes down the value of underperforming overseas assets. The co-operative is forecasting a loss of between $590…
Outspoken Southland farmer Ray McCrostie is on a quest to find out about the land under his gumboots. He's developing a low cost, portable water-quality monitoring station…
A Southland student has added wandering bison to her list of potential traffic hazards when driving overseas. Kayla Calder, 17, who’s from Dipton, has just returned from…
Silere Alpine Origin Merino lamb is now being showcased by the UK’s leading online supermarket retailer. The product, a joint venture between 100 per cent farmer-owned co-operative…
As part of a government industry agreement, dairy farmers are required to cover 30 percent of the estimated $880 million cost of eradicating the cattle disease, Mycoplasma…
Farmers in South Otago are relieved by the mild start to winter, with fears a drought was imminent in the autumn. The usually lush Clutha Southland region…
While putting up a fence around an old rubbish dump, South Auckland fencer and farmer Jerome Wenzlick was disgusted by the amount of plastic he was having…
The Gore District Council and Mataura Valley Milk today (27 June) signed an agreement confirming the company’s financial contribution for its premium nutritional processing plant on the…
A seminar for farmers presented by Fish IT fish hydrolysate liquid fertiliser and Terragen Biotech. Speakers Peter Norwood - Renowned Australian agronomist and speaker Peter Norwood will…
