Displaying items by tag: Canterbury

Tuesday, 20 January 2015 08:57

Southdowns share honours at Canterbury sale

Two Southdown rams shared the honours at Canterbury A&P Association’s elite ram & ewe sale last November, both making $14,000.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 16 January 2015 11:11

Synlait expects low drought impact

Current dry weather in Canterbury is expected to have little impact on Synlait Milk's milk supply because almost all Synlait suppliers have reliable irrigation water access.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 09:47

Update looks dry for Canterbury

The small amount of rain that fell over the Christmas-New Year period has made very little difference to river flows in the Canterbury area, according to Environment Canterbury.

Published in General News
Friday, 09 January 2015 15:27

Rise in wandering stock numbers

THE NEW Zealand Transport Agency is reminding Canterbury rural property owners of their responsibility to adequately fence their properties to contain livestock after a significant rise in reports of wandering stock.

Published in General News
Saturday, 13 December 2014 00:00

Milk toast to open factory

RAISE YOUR glasses and down your milk was the order of the day for dignitaries at the official opening of Oceania’s first factory in New Zealand last month.

Published in General News
Thursday, 11 December 2014 00:00

Leferink is back

SIT TIGHT, ride out the storm and be ready to harvest again when the time is right. That’s the message from Mid Canterbury dairy farmer Willy Leferink, new as Feds provincial president in that region.

Published in General News

AN AWARD-WINNING effluent pond on a North Canterbury dairy farm is meeting its owner’s needs and satisfies the requirements of the regional authority, reports the contractor.

Published in Management
Thursday, 13 November 2014 11:08

Have a peek at primary sector

An Open Day at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) this month aims to give the public a greater understanding of 'what goes on behind the gate'.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:00

Field days will talk nutrients, soil

CANTERBURY WILL host two EnviroReady field days this month to help farmers prepare for changes under Environment Canterbury’s land and water regional plan.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 00:00

Water scheme in the news

IF YOU wondered why Canterbury’s Central Plains Water has been back in the news in the past few days, it’s because the 60,000ha irrigation company held a media morning last week to showcase work on its first stage.

Published in General News
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