Displaying items by tag: sheep
Farming for more and better lambs
Cold spring weather is keeping a lid on pasture and lamb growth rates, so early weaning some lamb crop may be a good option.
Beef + Lamb puts money where its mouth is
A ‘model’ sheep and beef farm in North Canterbury is away and running, its founders say.
Dairy sheep open day draws huge crowd
300 plus rurals turned up at the fifth annual Spring Sheep Co open day at Matangi near Hamilton.
Beefing up meat sector
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.
Sheep and beef doing its bit
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.
Peters accused of pulling wool over growers’ eyes
What happened to the New Zealand First policy of favouring wool in Government procurement contracts?
Avoiding triple drench resistance
Triple drench resistance is appearing at an alarming rate, particularly in the North Island. But it can be prevented by correct management.
Hawke’s Bay shepherd seizes his opportunities
Chris Hursthouse (22) is proof you don’t have to grow up on a farm to succeed in farming.
Reducing stress on in-lamb ewes
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.
Multi-prong attack in combatting worms
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.
