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A recent field day in Otago to discuss looming new effluent storage and discharge rules attracted 50 farmers and rural professionals.

Rural groups are banding together to support farmers dealing with challenging weather conditions in Otago and Southland.

New regulations around effluent storage and discharge loom for the Otago region.

Having soil as a sustainability focus for New Zealand wine is “justified, deserved and probably overdue”, says James Dicey of Grape Vision in Central Otago.

Five years after the completion of the Organic Focus Vineyards project, Rebecca Reider reports back on soil monitoring and success stories.

When scientists Marilyn Duxson and John Harris purchased a small section near Wanaka almost 20 years ago, they planned to build a ski holiday house to spend weekends away from Dunedin.

Since graduating from Lincoln University in 2004, Central Otago viticulturist Nick Paulin has been on a steep upward trajectory.

Central Otago grape growers and orchardists will continue to face labour shortages at critical times like harvest, if the region can’t provide enough accommodation for seasonal workers.

The Mycoplasma bovis outbreak has imposed a human cost on the farmers affected and a ripple effect into their wider communities.

The emotional, social and psychological impacts of Mycoplasma bovis on southern farmers and farming communities will be studied by the University of Otago.