Displaying items by tag: Deer

Wednesday, 16 March 2016 08:55

Venison a bright spot on horizon

Deer farmers are enjoying the best venison prices in four years with the schedule up 11% at the spring peak on the year before.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 March 2016 11:55

SOE confirms move from dairy

Deer milking, manuka honey, sheep milking and blueberries are among Landcorp's options for land it had planned to convert to dairy farms.

Published in General News

The New Zealand deer industry is signing an agreement with one of Korea's largest health food manufacturers, the Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), to help it develop more products containing NZ velvet antler.

Published in General News
Friday, 06 March 2015 07:43

Great season for velvet producers

Deer farmers have now enjoyed a six year-run of firming prices for velvet antler, making velvet production one of the most profitable livestock farming ventures.

Published in General News
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00

Deer industry PGP agreed

Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) and MPI have agreed on long-awaited primary-growth partnership (PGP), to be called ‘Passion2Profit’.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 05 August 2014 14:40

Deer need a triple drench

DEER FARMERS are being strongly advised to use three drench families in combination to keep parasites under control.

Published in General News
Friday, 20 June 2014 14:17

Deer initiative wins SFF support

THE GOVERNMENT is supporting a major initiative to increase deer farm profitability.

Published in General News
Friday, 28 February 2014 16:06

NZVA extends Lepto programme to sheep, beef, deer

THE NEW Zealand Veterinary Association is extending its leptosure disease control programme to include sheep, beef cattle and deer.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 22 March 2013 12:09

Germans take home venison message

Four young chefs and eight journalists from Germany have had a three-week tour of top New Zealand restaurants and other sites courtesy of Deer Industry New Zealand.

Published in General News
Thursday, 20 September 2012 13:27

Deer sector hit hard by RUC changes

DEER TRANSPORT operators, and consequently their customers, face a leap in costs due to the new road user charge (RUC) system.

Published in General News
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