Livestock
Productivity and efficiency pays
After weaning, feed intake and animal growth rate are the most important parameters raising beef, Ken Geenty writes.
Breed has impeccable temperament
The Meat Maker is the star breed to a Wairarapa farming operation. By Russell Priest.
Autumn bonus needed for grazing
Farmers who buy beef calves for finishing may also be interested in growing on dairy heifers farm consultant Graham Butcher writes.
Yearling mating lifts income 20%
Making a plan early allows time to set heifers and cows up for successful calving and mating later this year, Rachel Joblin writes.
Amazing what you find if you look
Monitoring worms and cattle is not easy, Garth Riddle writes.
Beefing up production
A good beef herd is crucial for lifting pasture quality for sheep, reckons King Country farmer Alan Blake. Story and photos by Mike Bland.
Vision coming to fruition
Ensuring every stock class has two different income streams is one of the major strategies for success on Awakino Station. Story and photos by Victoria Rutherford.
The dairy beef opportunity
Beef finishers have the opportunity to cash in on the dairy industry’s supply of bulls, writes Dwayne Cowin.
Done and dusted
Lying roughly half-way between Napier and Taihape, Otupae Station has been home to Garry and Mary Mead for 40 years. Sandra Taylor speaks to Garry during his final weeks at the helm of this iconic sheep and beef farm.
