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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3 Mar, 2010
Gisborne teenager Wi Ngarangione maintained an unbeaten record in seven intermediate competitions this season when he competed in the Pahiatua Shears ...
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3 Mar, 2010
Rod Mead and Pet, and Merv Utting and Claude are now leading the way in the Poverty Bay centre sheep dog trialling competition...
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3 Mar, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
More than two million dollars changed hands yesterday when one of the best offerings of rising two-year-old steers seen at a Matawhero cattle sale...
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27 Feb, 2010
- Debbie Gregory
The Gisborne district is pumping with harvesters, packhouses and processors working around the clock as tonnes and tonnes of sun-ripened...
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27 Feb, 2010
The practice of no-till has increased considerably during the past 20 years, the Soil Science Society of America reports...
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27 Feb, 2010
- Barrie Gordon
Store lambs are starting to come off the hills and 3600 of them gave opportunity for buyers at Matawhero yesterday...
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27 Feb, 2010
Horse riders in the district once again have the opportunity to take part in a three-day trek in the historic and remote Ruakituri Valley...
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