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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.

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.

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'.

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

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.

DairyNZ will be running a series of workshops in November aimed at helping Canterbury dairy farmers decide on whether they should invest in off-paddock cow shelters such as barns.

WITH THE second season of black-grass operations about to begin, continued vigilance this spring and summer will be crucial to stop the noxious weed from establishing in Mid-Canterbury, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

Organisers of the 2014 Canterbury A&P Show are calling for entries.

CANTERBURY FARMERS Mark and Devon Slee have won the National Winner title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

FEDERATED FARMERS is encouraging farmers to help each other as cropping farmers in Canterbury and North Otago seek respite from a prolonged wet spell which is threatening specialist crops and cereals ahead of harvesting.