Livestock

Commercial beef farmers Andy and Angie Mason breed quality beef cows that are fast-tracking genetic progress.

Trevor Cook calls for good, reliable science to enhance our farming systems, and says it’s a mistake to misinterpret or ignore scientific outcomes.

The installation of a stock water reticulation scheme on hill country has given an average return on investment of 53%.

Coverage from a recent genetics field day at Kepler Station, the South Island site of the Informing NZ Beef across-breed beef progeny test.

Is it back to the future for intensive beef systems? Ginny Dodunski looks at past worm treatments and what’s happening now when a product fails.

As spring and calving approaches, vet Sara Sutherland says farmers need to be mindful of their animals’ diets.

Calving and dystocia go hand in hand. Vet Rachael Fouhy looks at the main causes of dystocia and has some tips and tricks to deal with it.

Welcome to the second annual Best in Beef Research Awards. An entirely arbitrary celebration of beef research. By Nicola Dennis.

A Simmental heifer gained massive media attention nearly 50 years ago when it was guided into the lift at a Christchurch hotel

A decision to invest in data for top genetics 52 years ago has paid off for a South Canterbury station, Terry Brosnahan writes.