Livestock

The Hill Country Futures research programme has acted as a refresher for farmers and rural industries, Sandra Taylor writes.

For a successful lamb harvest, it’s necessary to get the system right by understanding the farm’s strengths and weaknesses, Tom Ward writes.

In any flock some ewe wastage is inevitable, however there are ways to reduce wastage and gain some of the potential financial rewards. Rachel Joblin reports.

Wool in schools, a project that educates Kiwi school children about the wonders of wool, will see its 25,000th student pass through its ‘wool sheds’ in August.

James Hoban has built a new woolshed on his Marlborough farm. He outlines how they went about this once-in-a-generation project, why they did it and what worked well.

A sheep and beef operation that began more than 70 years ago with Siberia Station in the Turakina Valley now incorporates seven farms. Story and photos by Sarah Horrocks.

Whether a sheep has wool or no wool, the one that requires very few inputs is the sheep of the future, vet Trevor Cook writes.

Sleepy sickness, milk fever and grass staggers are metabolic diseases that often strike during a ewe’s late pregnancy, vet Andrew Roe writes.

With a proud history spaning three decades Shearwell Data specialises in designing and manufacturing animal identification and management systems.

Royal Canin Energy 4800 has been developed to support adult working dogs during very long, intense periods of activity.