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The Lincoln University Demonstration Dairy Farm (LUDF) is crediting a raft of improved management practises in achieving a big turnaround in empty rates.

"Why follow when you can lead?" is the motto of Canterbury veggie grower Lance Roper.

Hundreds of water samples taken from Ōtūwharekai Ashburton Lakes and streams over the past year confirm that water quality remains a concern, according to Environment Canterbury.

Farmers with irrigators blown over and damaged in a pair of back-to-back windstorms may not get them working again this side of Christmas, according to Mid-Canterbury Federated Farmers president David Clark.

DairyNZ is encouraging Canterbury farmers to look out for each other and access support agencies for assistance amid flooding in the region.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is funding an initiative to help migrants living in rural Mid Canterbury get a driver's licence.

A former placegetter in the Canterbury/North Otago region Dairy Industry Awards has come back to take out the top title this year.

The Government is giving $6 million to farmer-led catchment groups in Canterbury and Otago to improve water health.

Farming families across Canterbury are the ones at most risk of the health effects of nitrates in their drinking water, says Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey.

Half of Canterbury dairy farms aren’t operating profitably, says Ashburton farm consultant Jeremy Savage.