Shawn McAvinue

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Shawn McAvinue

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeDairyClutha dairy farmers have taken home the spoils from the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand southern districts dairy heifer competition. At a ceremony in Oamaru on Sunday, the Ray Family in Clydevale were announced the winners of the in-calf heifers section and Kemra Farm on Inch Clutha the winner of the calves section.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Shawn McAvinue

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeOther NewsTeenager Charlotte Hunt is celebrating the first anniversary of her Murray Grey stud in Southland. The 15-year-old bought two Murray Grey calves and one in-calf cow from dispersing stud Yorkvale Murray Greys in Levin in January last year. On the way to Horowhenua, she bought one calf from Waimak Murray Greys stud in Canterbury.

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You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeOther NewsA South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction". On April 9 it was announced that from July, government agencies would be directed to use woollen fibre products in the construction and refurbishment of publicly funded buildings "where practical and appropriate".

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Shawn McAvinue

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifePeopleSouthland boy Koby Hunter bid at an auction to win a pedigree Shorthorn cow. He talks to Shawn McAvinue about the purchase being the foundation of his dream to milk a herd of red, purebred cows. Southland boy Koby Hunter wants life on his family dairy farm to be less black and white so he paid top dollar for a red cow.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Shawn McAvinue

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeOther NewsSouth Otago dairy farmer Megan Morrison is the only southerner in a group of young New Zealanders in a new programme teaching skills on governance and cattle breeding.