Lambing
Episode 41 – The Spring Home Block Roundup
This week we catch up with Country-Wide’s Spring issue Home Block columnists from around the country to find out what’s happening in their patch. From yearling bull sales and cyclone recovery in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, to challenging lambing conditions in Southland, our four farmers discuss the challenges and rewards of farming in each of their regions.
Tool aids decisions at prelamb
A free tool which aids decision making on animal health based on each farm’s unique needs is continuing to prove popular with sheep farmers in the lead up to the critical prelamb period.
Getting the maintenance right
The longer a lamb is on your farm, the more it costs to grow. By Andrew Roe.
Outperforming or just average
What separates farms in the top 25% of performers from those at the bottom, vet Andrew Cochrane asks?
Maximising the lamb drop
Sheep and beef farm profitability for the coming season is forecast to be at an eight-year low according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service’s New Season Outlook. By Sandra Taylor.
Bugger the mud
Rain, wind and even cyclones have made the winter hard going for farmers and stock, writes Wairarapa vet Sara Sutherland.
