Livestock
Champion lamb country
A King Country farm manager and her team have a reputation for finishing good lambs on hill country, Mike Bland writes.
The little things add up
A Manawatu couple have built an award-winning farm business based on proven science and paying attention to detail, Terry Brosnahan writes.
The five essentials
Doug Edmeades discusses the issue of trace elements including the under use of Molybdenum.
Haast muster requires resilience
Raising beef cattle on the river flats of South Westland provides distinctive challenges for local farmers. Lynda Gray reports. Photos by Vicky O’Connor.
Cow power rules
Angus or Angus-Hereford cows are the stock of choice on Paparata Station, Mike Bland writes.
Keeping the bulls growing
A target of a full Simmental herd is in the offing for the Kemps on their East Coast summer dry farm north of Gisborne. By Tony Leggett. Photos by Louise Savage.
Hooked on stud breeding
Max Tweedie was just 21 when he founded Hallmark Angus Stud and after buying the Waiterenui herd recently. He’s set to have one of the largest recorded Angus herds in the country. By Rebecca Greaves. Photos by John Cowpland.
Superior genetics add $211/ha
Results from the Beef + Lamb Genetics’ dairy beef progeny trial (DBPT) builds a compelling case for dairy farmers to use high genetic merit beef bulls across their herds. But how does this benefit finishers?