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Well, 2024, don't let the door hit you on the way out. It's been a tough one, that's for sure. A perfect storm of low commodity prices and high input costs has made farming tough, especially for sheep and beef farmers. Comparisons to the 1980s were a reoccurring theme, with

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Jul 12, 2024 · Wheat has always been a staple crop for Mid Canterbury farmers – we produced over 300,000 tonnes of it in 2022. But that year, we imported double the amount from Australia. The Guardian spoke to farmers about why foreign products make our supermarket shelves while New Zealand grain is sent

4 Jan 2023 • 4 min read Uncovering the stories that matter Frustration: The Stockers (from left), Poppy, Brad, Robbie, Dean, and Ellie, who had their dream Ashburton home hopes caught up in a septic tank and high nitrate council issue in one of the national stories of the year from the Local Democracy Reporting (LDR) team.

Nov 4, 2024 · Almost double the amount of road resealing will be attempted across Mid Canterbury this summer - if the council can pull it off. Councillors have pushed through a $2.46 million spend of ratepayer money on additional road seals after failing to secure the necessary funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.

Dear valued Ashburton Guardian reader, In a significant enhancement to your Ashburton Guardian experience, we’re about to introduce a new Friday edition as part of innovative reader and advertiser-focused changes. The Weekender will replace the existing Saturday Guardian and we’re also boosting our Tuesday publication. The first new-look

Farmers’ livelihoods could be at stake as New Zealand faces a flour and wheat crisis, warns Mid Canterbury sector leaders. At the heart of the industry-threatening situation is the potential collapse of vital wheat-development programmes, which are struggling to stay financially viable and putting the entire arable industry at risk.

29 May 2023 • 2 min read Guardian pulls off amazing double Yeah, baby: Ashburton Guardian co-owners Simon Bell (left) and Daryl Holden in celebration mode after winning the coveted best community newspaper title at the prestigious Voyager Media Awards in Auckland.