Serious effort pays off with giant 95.5kg pumpkin for amateur grower
6 May, 2021 12:30 AM
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Donna Pettitt s prodigious 95kg pumpkin that set a record at this year s South Otago A&P Show Giant Pumpkin Competition. Photo / Supplied
Donna Pettitt s prodigious 95kg pumpkin that set a record at this year s South Otago A&P Show Giant Pumpkin Competition. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Mary-Jo Tohill
Fruit or vegetable, a couple of amateur Clutha growers have grown some whopper pumpkins this year. Otago Daily Times reporter Mary-Jo Tohill had a chat to them following their wins at the recent fifth annual South Otago A&P Society Giant Pumpkin Competition.
Trusty tractor at farmer s side over decades and across the world
8 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM
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Ian Begg of Cromwell, reliving memories of his think-big 1993-94 world record tractor trip across several continents. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Ian Begg of Cromwell, reliving memories of his think-big 1993-94 world record tractor trip across several continents. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Otago Daily Times
A tractor, is a tractor, is a tractor . but then there s Ian Begg s tractor. The former Wyndham Station owner talks about how this humble piece of farm machinery shaped his life. The Otago Daily Times Mary-Jo Tohill reports.
People ask him: What are you?
Catlins farmer saddles up for his 29th Otago Goldfields Cavalcade
24 Feb, 2021 02:30 AM
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Catlins farmer Marty Miller and Mist prepare to set off on a Goldfields Cavalcade preparation ride on Valentine s Day. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Catlins farmer Marty Miller and Mist prepare to set off on a Goldfields Cavalcade preparation ride on Valentine s Day. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Otago Daily Times
By: Mary-Jo Tohill
Gold fever hits Otago and South Canterbury as the annual Otago Goldfields Cavalcade gets under way this weekend, finishing in Twizel on March 6. Among the participants is Catlins farmer Marty Miller (79) who is saddling up for the 29th time. He talks to The Otago Daily Times Mary-Jo Tohill.
Velvet a surprise passion for Southland sparky
15 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM
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Nathan and Selena Coburn run B.A.D Deer at Colac Bay in Southland. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Mary-Jo Tohill
A combination of good management and great genetics have contributed to a Colac Bay deer farming couple s success in the production of consistently top-quality velvet. The Otago Daily Times Mary-Jo Tohill reports.
Nathan Coburn never intended being a deer farmer, yet less than a decade on from his first exposure to the antlered beasts he is well and truly hooked on velvet.
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In fact, the sparky who owns Riverton Electrical, has become something of a live wire in the Southland deer industry.
It s in the jeans for Catlins rodeo star Casey Evans
3 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Casey Evans with her husband Rhys and their 3-year-old twin sons, Luke (left) and Cole, with their miniatures Honey and Sugar. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Casey Evans with her husband Rhys and their 3-year-old twin sons, Luke (left) and Cole, with their miniatures Honey and Sugar. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill
Otago Daily Times
A year on from landing an ambassador role for major clothing brand Wrangler, Catlins songstress, farmer and rodeo barrel racer Casey Evans has been signed on as a sponsored rider, despite a serious setback during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Otago Daily Times Mary-Jo Tohill reports.