Livestock

Calves by run bulls are not yet included because the sire must be matched through AI records.

Virtual fencing collars went on cattle on nine commercial sheep and beef farms in August and September as part of Pāmu's LIFT programme.

Farmers should look at available working capital, how the farm has performed and whether it needs to pivot into a different stock line.

Carrfields is backing the Northland spring calf season with sales across the region, giving vendors a full spread of options.

Supplier payout lifted to $17.18 per kilogram of milk solids, pushing search for new sheep milk suppliers across the North Island.

Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms have collaborated on a programme to drive beef-on-dairy mating decisions for non-replacement calves. But it’s not easy to meet the demands of each party. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

As their tenure as Beef + Lamb New Zealand Monitor Farmers comes to an end, Te Pahu farmers Elliot Kent and Heather Gilbert are seeing that the benefits of their three-year intensification programmes are more than just financial. Words Sandra Taylor.

A four year programme between DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand brings the dairy and beef sectors together in a collaborative effort to improve dairy-beef sustainability and profitability. Words Rebecca Greaves.

A strengthening El Niño signal does not change the fundamentals of a good spring, but it does change the odds on the calls made in the next three months. Words Dr. Maria Elena Duter.

Sheep and beef farmers around the country are benefiting from the small-group learning environments made available through Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Focus Groups. One North Canterbury couple talk about their involvement in local Focus Groups and what management tweaks they have made as a result. Words Sandra Taylor.