Country-Wide Sheep 2023
Mum’s the word
Driving up lamb growth rates on mum has the potential to overcome the worm challenge, Ginny Dodunski writes.
Isolating ewe wastage
Identifying exact ewe wastage percentages and their cause remains difficult, vet Rachael Fouhy writes.
What makes top performers
Chris Garland has worked 40 years as an agribusiness consultant, has judged a number of farmer of the year competitions and has good credentials to identify the characteristics of top performers in the sheep and beef industry.
Scones – cream or jam first?
When it comes to the way we do things, Mark Chamberlain observes that people who care and have empathy for their livestock also do the same for their staff.
Breeding out the cost
For too long, opportunities to breed out the cost have largely been ignored in ram selection, Mark Ferguson writes.
Toughing out tough times
North Otago farmer and farm consultant Kerry Dwyer shares his wisdom on how to stop cash losses and gain better prices.
Cool sheep scheme $4.2m baags full
A programme is underway to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from this country’s sheep flock by encouraging the measurement and uptake of low methane genetics.
Rolling out the carpets
Development of Wools of New Zealand's commercial tile range follows an 18-month testing programme in conjunction with
manufacturers and growers.
A case to reject emissions pricing
In the long-running case of sheep and beef farmers versus the climate minister James Shaw, the verdict should be a resounding “not guilty” for the farmers. By Steven Cranston.
Freshwater farm plans
FEPs, LEPs and especially FFPs. James Hoban lays out the history, requirements and costs farmers face with implementation.