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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mating on kale riskier but promising

Grazing kale at mating shows promise on Southland farms, vet Andrew Cochrane writes.

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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.

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Facial eczema speed bumps

Peter Andrew sets the scene for facial eczema tolerance in sheep.

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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.

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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.

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