Livestock

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.

Whatever farmers' thoughts on carbon and forestry, they will inevitably need to get to grips with dairy-beef, Bob Thompson writes.

Auckland’s former deputy mayor Bill Cashmore is back on the farm but it’s the next generation running the show, Glenys Christian writes.

By Ken Geenty

Having seen the United Kingdom’s 1991 foot and mouth outbreak up close as a vet, Dr Tom Brownlie realised there were some early warning signs of the disease’s spread.