Livestock
Outperforming or just average
What separates farms in the top 25% of performers from those at the bottom, vet Andrew Cochrane asks?
Matariki cattle drive
Photographer Sarah Horrocks joins the roundup of Canterbury high country Cleardale Station’s herd of Angus cattle after an autumn spent on neighbouring Manuka Point.
Seeking beneficial outcomes
Changing the way we farm because someone does not like what we are doing can be hard to swallow, writes vet Trevor Cook.
Maximising the lamb drop
Sheep and beef farm profitability for the coming season is forecast to be at an eight-year low according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service’s New Season Outlook. By Sandra Taylor.
Developing a legacy
A former World War I soldier’s ballot block is now a self-sufficient off-grid farm for a Tasman family. Story and photos by Annabelle Latz.
Research into no wool and finer wool
Landcorp chief executive Mark Leslie believes a benefit of more than $40 million a year could be delivered by 2040 to the sheep industry through two of its subsidiary Focus Genetics’ research programmes. By Glenys Christian.
Finalists for 2023 B&LNZ awards
Beef+Lamb New Zealand has announced the finalists for its 2023 awards.
Counting sheep
Long-time sheep pregnancy scanner Daniel Wheeler has clients across the world, James Hoban writes.
Controlling dark forces
The traditional drench families that have served fine wool farmers well are losing efficacy, but drench-resistant internal parasites can still be fought, writes Dave Robertson.
When cash is the biggest need
Like other costs, those for animal health have soared, vet Trevor Cook writes.