A “freak” lightning strike last week killed seven lambs on a Mayfield farm. The weekend before Christmas, James McCormick of ...

Jill Watson has been working at the Ashburton Library for 49 years. Out of all those years, this last one has been the best ...

A wetter-than-expected summer has been a blessing for livestock farmers, but a curse to Mid Canterbury’s arable sector just ...

The Farmers Fast Five: where we ask a farmer five quick questions about farming and what agriculture means to them. Today, we chat with Southland farmer, AgProud founder and Nuffield Scholarship ...

Adrian Bowen from Get a Grip Training Solutions. Photo Claire Inkson. Get A Grip Training Solutions managing director Adrian Bowen says complacency and distractions are two of the biggest dangers to ...

Well, 2024, don't let the door hit you on the way out. It's been a tough one, that's for sure. A perfect storm of low commodity prices and high input costs has made farming tough, especially for sheep ...

Cam Booker is thinking outside the square and plans to create a multi-media platform teaching kiwis how to grow vegetables in their own back yard. Photo Claire Inkson Kiwis aren't getting their ...

A remarkable discovery in the Ashburton Lakes has brought new hope - and real excitement - for the critically endangered Canterbury knobbled weevil beetle. John Evans spotted three of the rare weevils ...

A couple whose house burnt down in a Christmas Day fire have shared their gratitude for an outpouring of community support. Tenants Sharon Kennedy and John Pollock “lost everything” when their Mitcham ...

For most people, the year’s end is a chance to relax and reflect. While Geraldine High School teacher Sarah Foley gets to do the latter, she’s already planning events for 2025’s cohort of agriculture ...

More social events and knowledge-sharing is needed to bridge the rural-urban divide, a Young Farmers club member has said. When Penny Stilgoe isn’t operating heavy machinery on Longbeach Estate, she’s ...