A few photos from the 2010 Annual Southdown Tour.
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- Veterinary drug access in NZ: Why the system needs fixing – Dr Jacqueline Rowarth 16/10/2025OPINION: NZ's regulatory system for veterinary medicines is outdated and obstructive. […]
- PGG Wrightson’s board shake-up raises questions over Agria and Elders’ motives, Jarden downgrades a2 Milk - Stock Takes 16/10/2025Agria and Elders used their combined 56% stake to oust the board leaders. […]
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- Step into the Spirit of Scotland at the Hororātā Highland GamesThe pipes will call once again as the 14th Hororātā Highland Games returns on Saturday 8th November […]
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- Barker's is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issuesThe iconic South Canterbury fruit company's factory expansion will come to fruition later this year, in efforts to "future-proof" the g […]
- Dawn Meats raises bid for Alliance stake ahead of shareholder voteThe overseas investment offer to rescue red meat processor Alliance Group has gotten even sweeter. […]
- Wattie's NZ taking fewer tomatoes, corn, beetroot until demand increasesWattie's New Zealand is further reducing local fruit and vegetable crops, citing an ongoing struggle against cheaper imports. […]
- First calves of new dairy-beef crossbreed raised in TaupōAbout 350 of the calves were born this year. […]
- Farmers welcome government's drop in methane targetsFarmers have welcomed the government's new "science-based" biogenic methane targets for 2050. It's dropped the reduction target fo […]
- Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyardsGlobal demand for red meat is driving strong prices for sheep and cattle, some of the best former Feilding farmer Eric Linklater has seen. […]
- From the Country Life archives: Mustering at MolesworthCountry Life spends a day with the stockmen, farmer and cook at Molesworth Station, peeling back the mystique of New Zealand's most famous farm. […]
- Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes GardensDavid Ruan says the colourful vegetables growing in his garden are like little mooncakes relying on the sun for energy, hence the name Suncakes Garden […]
- Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study findsA new report found irrigated dairy farms are particularly at risk because water supplies are expected to become less reliable in some areas. […]
- Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the wayNew Zealanders ate an average of 229 eggs each over the last year, up from 216 eggs the previous year. […]
- More ocean space needed for aquaculture - fisheries ministerShane Jones says there is an opportunity to "convert the oceanic space into a platform for global-scale protein-based fish farming". […]
- Barker's is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issues
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