Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy recently launched a new scheme to lift the productivity and profitability of sheep and beef farmers in Manawatu-Whanganui.

Sheep and beef farmers need to focus on feeding their best stock well, according to Martin Walshe, practice manager of Hunterville Vets.

Sheep and beef farmers say they are not trying to dodge their health and safety responsibilities.

The weak NZ dollar is providing an unexpected windfall for the country’s sheep and beef farmers.

Holding on to stock longer after a drought in the hope they would reach higher weights contributed to a Taupo farmer becoming the first sheep and beef farmer warned by the Waikato Regional Council for breaching nitrogen caps.

D-Day is looming for drought-hit sheep and beef farmers in North Canterbury.

Waipaoa Station Training Trust is holding an open day on June 6 and 7 as part of its selection of cadets for 2016.

Dana Blackburn is an Ohakune local – born and bred in nearby Raetihi. 

The backdrop to the 850ha property is spectacular, including the partly snow-covered Mt Ruapehu. 

At least 170 people turned out for the field day at Mangaroa Station, about an hour’s drive inland from Wairoa, on the North Island East Coast in mid-April.