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.


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…


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…


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.


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…


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.


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.


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…


Local lamb on Chinese menus

Gone are the days when imported products were always seen as better in China. Hunter McGregor reports from Shanghai.


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…