Lamb
Composite sheep advantage is not huge
Tom Ward looks at the advantages and disadvantages of composite sheep.
Lamb hopeful $7.60 by June
Lamb at $6.60/kg carcaseweight (CW) felt like such a time in the doldrums, given the super summer prices of 2022.
Pothole downgrades prediction
Based on Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s October prediction, farmers expected 2022/23 to be a reasonable year but lamb hit a pothole and mutton prices choked.
Flexibility key for top lambs
Growing lambs as fast as you can is key to gaining high profitability, Ken Geenty writes.
Lamb prices hit record levels
As restaurants start reopening in export markets, lamb prices have recovered to reach record levels. Mel Croad reports.
AgResearch lamb rearing technical manual
AgResearch has just completed an update of its orphan lamb rearing guide for farmers, first published in June 2020.