Business
Wool’s colour and future is bright
After a lifetime working with strong-wool sheep, Dan and Barbara Ramsden are moving on from the family’s farms. Terry Brosnahan reports. Photos supplied by Ravensdown.
Growing the business
As a young fellow growing up on a farm at Eketahuna, Ben Morrison had his own flock of sheep. The opportunity for him and his wife, Vibeke, to buy Motu-nui Rams Romney stud from Jason Le Grove this year represents the culmination of a life-long interest in breeding sheep for Ben. By Rebecca Greaves, Photos Brad Hanson.
Challenging but not a dead horse
Is it Groundhog Day or just that good things take a long time? Penny Clark-Hall investigates the latest on New Zealand’s trade in the Middle East and India.
Lamb prices hit record levels
As restaurants start reopening in export markets, lamb prices have recovered to reach record levels. Mel Croad reports.
Clear vision and robust plan needed
If you haven’t got a strong looking at succession, you are not going to have many options to make it work, Peter Flannery writes as he starts to look at the four pillars of successful succession planning.
