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Growing lambs as fast as you can is key to gaining high profitability, Ken Geenty writes.

Scanning cattle for their intramuscular fat has led to a similar programme with sheepmeat, James Hoban writes.

Results from ground-breraking New Zealand research have shown red meat is a better source of protein than a processed plant-based alternative.

Breeding for low methane sheep research aims to show it can be done. Nicola Dennis explains the science.

Wool in schools, a project that educates Kiwi school children about the wonders of wool, will see its 25,000th student pass through its ‘wool sheds’ in August.

James Hoban has built a new woolshed on his Marlborough farm. He outlines how they went about this once-in-a-generation project, why they did it and what worked well.

Exporters say consumers in the major Chinese market for New Zealand sheepmeat are changing buying habits, Glenys Christian reports.

Prices are expected to remain at historical highs for the remainder of this year, but Mel Croad expects further pricing pressure at the farmgate from early 2023.

A three-year research study into the perceptions of wool has found efforts to build the industry’s sustainability credentials is transforming how millennial consumers perceive the fibre.

Fertiliser and other farm inputs have seen sharp cost increases this season. Farm financial adviser Campbell Wood offers some coping solutions.