Toni Williams

It’s been a hive of activity at Lovett Family Farms with carrots, potatoes, beetroot and onions being harvested and sent to markets.

Mike Carr has had a calling to be a farmer since he was 8 years old; old enough to drive a tractor and help out on farm.

MHV Water will be doing nitrate tests of drinking water for the general public at the Mayfield A&P Show.

Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes’ Mavis Wilkins, Dianne Carter and Jude Vaughan were among the hundreds of members nationwide to honour WI founder Anna "Bessie" Spencer in Napier...

The organisers of the Mayfield A&P Show still have fingers and toes crossed that community cases of covid remain at bay and the show next weekend goes ahead.

Showing dairy cattle is a family passion shared by Peter Gilbert and his sons, Nick, Michael and Luke.

Members of Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institute are planning Founders Day and the 100th anniversary of the organisation.

Many hands make light work, especially when it’s carting meadow hay bales weighing about 25kg.

Luisetti Seeds has made a multimillion-dollar investment in supporting New Zealand’s arable industry.

Thousands of endangered black-billed gulls that usually nest at Ashburton’s State Highway One bridge have found a new home on a dairy farm at Lauriston — or at least some of them have.

A health warning remains on Lake Clearwater, in the Ashburton Lakes area, after a potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) was found.

Mid Canterbury dairy farmers John and Michelle O’Connell are days away from getting Mycoplasma bovis test results.

The founder of Whatever with Wiggy, a word-of-mouth online forum for people in rural communities, has been praised by his peers nationwide for keeping members connected and sane during Covid-19.

Mid Canterbury potato growers Lovett Family Farms hosted New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Mel Poulton on farm this month.

Horse of the Year features in the long-term goals of Methven Pony Club members Sophie Sauer and Hannah Thickett.

The Women’s Institute gave Yvonne Lister skills and confidence to further herself and help others in the community.

Kit Johnson has been breeding alpacas for the past 20 years.

Women in Arable members went on farm last week to get some farm machinery hands-on training.