Country-Wide Sheep 2023

More than 90% of New Zealanders are meat eaters, but we’re not eating as much as we used to.

While some were checking out the retirement village options, Charlotte Rietveld’s Grandad had other ideas.

A critical source area is a gully, swale or a depression that accumulates runoff and delivers it to waterways.

Rain, wind and even cyclones have made the winter hard going for farmers and stock, writes Wairarapa vet Sara Sutherland.

Last century a sheep farmer could be spotted as soon as he pulled into town, but Paul Burt says identification isn’t so easy anymore.

He’s had a holiday, but now he’s home, Roger Barton is seething about a government minister’s apparent hypocrisy.

Long-time sheep pregnancy scanner Daniel Wheeler has clients across the world, James Hoban writes.

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.

Like other costs, those for animal health have soared, vet Trevor Cook writes.

Stock agents have confirmed Australian processors have been charging 50 cents to $1 for skins of no commercial value for several months, and up to $5 in one case reported to Australian online sheep and wool website Sheep Central.