300 plus rurals turned up at the fifth annual Spring Sheep Co open day at Matangi near Hamilton.

Beef up, sheep down, is the simple message from Beef + Lamb NZ’s latest data on the state of the national sheep flock and beef herd.

No increase in stock numbers in the sheep and beef sector is anticipated as the industry moves towards carbon neutrality, says Beef + Lamb NZ head of nutrition Fiona Windle.

What happened to the New Zealand First policy of favouring wool in Government procurement contracts?

Triple drench resistance is appearing at an alarming rate, particularly in the North Island. But it can be prevented by correct management.

Chris Hursthouse (22) is proof you don’t have to grow up on a farm to succeed in farming.

Most of the ewes that make up the New Zealand ewe flock are high performance animals, many of them sitting on a metabolic knife-edge as they get closer to lambing, says Ben Allot, North Canterbury Vets.

Changes in a farm’s land use or policies which result in it having mostly young livestock could be disastrous in promoting the development of drench resistance.

Telling the story of wool is one of the keys to its resurgence as the global fibre of choice, according to NZ grower owned company Wools of New Zealand.

Sheep and beef farmers are unhappy with the Government’s proposals to improve freshwater quality around the country.