By clicking on the link below you can read the Southdown Special that was published in the Rural News, October 2011.
Southdown Sheep Society, NZ
"The sheep with an illustrious past and a very bright future"
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Agri News
- Fonterra agrees to sell consumer arm to French company Lactalis for $3.8b 21/08/2025The dairy co-op has agreed to sell its consumer arm to French dairy giant Lactalis. […]
- From Reporoa farm boy to Nobel prize nominee: Digby Macdonald’s remarkable life remembered 21/08/2025How a local farm boy’s passion for science left an international legacy. […]
- Green kiwifruit earns EU approval for digestive health benefits 21/08/2025First-ever fresh fruit to receive an authorised health claim from the European Commission. […]
- Fonterra agrees to sell consumer arm to French company Lactalis for $3.8b 21/08/2025
Farming News
- 'One dentist can't keep up': Buller MayorWestport has been hunting for another dentist for a year. Photo: Getty Images The Buller mayor says […]
- 'Nervous wines': Tipsy driver had Tinder jittersPhoto: Getty Images A Dunedin woman with the pre-date jitters was slapped with a ticket by police af […]
- 'One dentist can't keep up': Buller Mayor
Country News
- Green kiwifruit's bowel-moving powers recognised in EuropeIts the first-ever fresh fruit to receive an authorised health claim from the European Commission. […]
- Wool in tennis balls from hill country farms will be served up at the US OpenNew Zealand wool will be bouncing around the courts of the 2025 US Open when the final Grand Slam of the year takes centre stage in New York. […]
- The mental health charity trying to help reluctant gun ownersIt's run by a man who gave up farming after losing his licence when he sought help for his own mental health. […]
- From backyard to plate: Cafe looks to partner with home gardenersHome gardeners will be paid for what they grow and supply in a new trial project. […]
- MPI finds no significant concerns over animal welfare at Lincoln University farmFollowing an animal welfare complaint, the Ministry for Primary Industries visited Lincoln University's demonstration dairy farm. […]
- Harness racings' Franklin Park in Pukekohe sells for $70mFranklin Park Training Centre has sold a second time in three years, this time for $30 million less, as Pukekohe's harness racing trainers look f […]
- New Zealand's largest mānuka honey producer considers rich lister's takeover bidNew Zealand's largest mānuka honey producer Comvita is eyeing a company sale, amid challenging times in the global honey sector. […]
- Planned return of live cattle export gets held upLegislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the cogs of Cabinet. […]
- 'Disaster waiting to happen': Fears carbon farming increases risk of wild fireThe increasing number of farms being planted in trees for carbon farming is raising fears about the spread of pests and fire risk. […]
- Country Life: From the archives - rugby teams in Westland battle for sacred shieldEvery winter, the Woodham Shield brings together remote South Westland communities for a fiercely contested grassroots rugby battle steeped in pride a […]
- Country Life: A year in a Huntaway's training journeyFor the past year, Country Life has been watching Wairarapa dog triallist Chris Shaw train up his latest working dog, Miley - a young Huntaway that […]
- Green kiwifruit's bowel-moving powers recognised in Europe
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