Livestock

Rob and Marie Burke have done the hard yards at Puketira Station and are still looking for ways to increase revenue and improve practice.

Story and photos by Louise Savage.

Efficiency and consistency are the hallmarks of a Southland couple’s farming operation who are out to enjoy their last 10 years of farming. Terry Brosnahan reports.

Photos by Chris Sullivan.

There’s years of clean up and rebuilding waiting for the victims of Gabrielle. Photographer Louise Savage lives in the thick of the flooded Gisborne region and post-flood went to visit some of the locals dealing with the cyclone’s aftermath.

An 80-year-old English poplar fell onto stockyards on the Northland farm of former agriculture minister Sir Lockwood Smith during Cyclone Gabrielle, costing him $20,000 to reinstate.

By Glenys Christian

In part four of the Mycoplasma bovis series, Nicola Dennis delivers a timeline that delves into the detail – the good, the bad and the ugly – as New Zealand battled to control the M bovis outbreak.

Lamb at $6.60/kg carcaseweight (CW) felt like such a time in the doldrums, given the super summer prices of 2022.

In part three of the Mycoplasma bovis series, Nicola Dennis looks at the impact of the eradication programme on meat processors.

Sheep farmers will have their first chance to buy ‘Nudie’ ram lambs at an auction at Masterton Showgrounds on March 1.

It's not quite a swiss hot tub experience but it’s getting close.

Vet Trevor Cook spent his Christmas break getting wiser about sheep.