Livestock
The laws of farming
Despite high-flying careers in London, a young couple couldn’t resist the call of home and the family’s Rangitikei farm. Story and photos by Sarah Horrocks.
Number cruncher at Totara Hills
A 100% trading policy allows a couple to take advantage of opportunities and reduces the risks the region’s climate delivers. By Tony Leggett.
Doing things their way
Taking on a long lease for a family farm at the top of the South Island after years working overseas means a couple are free to make decisions. Story and photos by Anne Hardie.
Study identifies ewe wastage numbers
A ewe wastage study on 37 sheep farms across New Zealand last year found that on average, 30 out of every 100 ewes left their flocks between mating and post-weaning.
Mating on kale riskier but promising
Grazing kale at mating shows promise on Southland farms, vet Andrew Cochrane writes.
Lessons learned for best practice
Setting up an independent business, vets Ben Allott and his wife Samantha applied many of the lessons they had learned along the way.
Facial eczema speed bumps
Peter Andrew sets the scene for facial eczema tolerance in sheep.
Lab-based FE test closer
Work to develop a high throughput, low-cost facial eczema (FE) tolerance test for sheep is well underway with a commercial test expected to be made available to laboratories by the end of 2023.
Resisting the parasite plague
Despite regular warnings over recent decades, farmers appear unwilling to tackle the issue of drench resistance in sheep. By Lynda Gray.