Livestock

Builder turned farmer Duncan Robertson is into his third year breeding and finishing Wagyu beef on his Northland dairy farm.

By Annabelle Latz. Photos by Malcolm Pullman.

By Lynda Gray

Braydon Schroder has a range of factors that will help farmers and farm owners decide what system will work best on their farm. He’s wanting farmers to challenge their thinking processes.

BULLS ARE A farm asset, an investment – so why would they be bought on a whim?

By Bob Thompson

Former police detective Lee Askew now runs a successful breeding and finishing farm in Gisborne’s Waimata Valley, and it all started with a sentimental attachment to Red Devon cows. Words and photos by Louise Savage.

A couple strive to maintain healthy and profitable stock, increase production, diversify where they can, and battle unwelcome pigs and deer. By Jo Cuttance.

By Nicola Dennis.

Investing in top genetics without compromising constitution has always been a priority for the McFadzean family, who farm 18,000 sheep, 1500 cows and 600 deer across four properties in Wairarapa.

Recent pasture growth rates have been huge, but Trevor Cook writes there’s frustration with low liveweight gains.