17 Mar, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
There were 1465 cattle that turned up at Matawhero yesterday, several hundred more than advertised and combined with a reduction of interest...
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17 Mar, 2010
- Debbie Gregory
It has been an excellent start to the year for the Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust with the five new cadets slotting into the programme...
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17 Mar, 2010
It was a successful trial for the Ruakituri Sheepdog Trial Club, with high entries and many local shepherds competing...
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13 Mar, 2010
Through hard work, perseverance and foresight, the Pattisons have made Clydebank their home through four generations...
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13 Mar, 2010
The potential for new wine grape varieties and clones was shown to more than 40 growers and viticulturists from around New Zealand this week...
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13 Mar, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
by Barrie Gordon A much bigger yarding of more than 4200 store lambs, many of a higher standard overall than last week...
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13 Mar, 2010
Gisborne sheep dog triallist Phil Cook captured top placing at a hunt at the Te Puke trials for the fourth year in a row...
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10 Mar, 2010
The work of Gisborne botanist Rene Orchiston will be acknowledged at the Gisborne East Coast Farm Forestry Association annual meeting...
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10 Mar, 2010
Farmers have the chance to benchmark their sheep flocks and win a prize package of $10,000 in the annual national ewe hogget competition...
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10 Mar, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
Livestock values continue to amaze and Friday’s store lamb sale at Matawhero climbed another rung in the ladder...
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10 Mar, 2010
A Wairoa woman with a lifetime of experience in the shearing industry took out a first placing in the Golden Shears after competing in the tournament...
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10 Mar, 2010
Young Gisborne shearers and wool handlers had outstanding success at the Golden Shears. Tama Niania, 18, took out the senior final...
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6 Mar, 2010
The Taylor family’s association with Clydebank began well before the 1910 ballots were drawn. Herbert and Elsie Taylor were two of nine children...
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6 Mar, 2010
The potential for new wine-grape varieties and clones in this district will be showcased at a special presentation in Gisborne next week. Starting...
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6 Mar, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
The 2766 cattle at Matawhero Saleyards this week, especially in the R2 steer section which made up 66 percent of the total, was a credit to regional...
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6 Mar, 2010
- Debbie Gregory
Although the rural real estate market is deathly quiet, it is not because the banks are not lending, say National Bank managers. There has been some...
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