September 18, 2023
Combatting deficiency
Every day lambs are below adequate in their vitamin B12 levels results in compromised growth rates, meaning reduced profit for a farming operation.
September 18, 2023
Who ya gonna call?
Wild deer, hares, pigs, and even possums are attacking the fodder crop. Valuable winter feed is being lost along with wrecked electric fences. TB is being…
September 18, 2023
Shearing doesn’t have to be a drag
Perkinz, a New Zealand farming brand owned by EB Engineering in Dunedin, has just released a new shearing system called ShearMaster that not only makes a tough…
September 18, 2023
Beet for finishing lambs, not ewes
Fodder beet is high-energy feed that can be grown for relatively low cost if the yields are good, Kerry Dwyer writes.
September 18, 2023
Gay rams – Dear Aunty Thistledown
A farmer correspondent put a crayon on a ram for mating and he did not mark a single ewe. He did mark some of the other rams though. Is there such a thing as a…
September 18, 2023
Soil organic matter is not free
The importance of soil organic matter has been known for centuries, but soil scientist Dr Doug Edmeades says we could still be managing it better.
September 18, 2023
Swift action needed for markets
AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad has been following lamb export markets and prices and says this red-meat season has got to be better than last.
September 18, 2023
I am right, you are wrong
How to negotiate the world of entrenched views is increasingly the sort of question being asked by students as they progress through university. By Derrick…
September 18, 2023
Local lamb on Chinese menus
Gone are the days when imported products were always seen as better in China. Hunter McGregor reports from Shanghai.
September 18, 2023
Inda shaping up to be red hot
Lamb and mutton exports to India have bounced back to pre-Covid levels, but there are mixed feelings among meat companies about growth there. By Glenys…










