Displaying items by tag: sheep
Wool-less Wiltshires prove popular
A seemingly never-ending plunge in strong wool prices is proving to be a boon for a sheep breed that doesn’t produce the increasingly worthless fibre – the Wiltshire.
Study looks into economic impact of self-shedding sheep
Massey University's sheep team is examining the economic impact and the production consequences of crossbreeding with Wiltshires to a fully shedding flock.
Diversifying into goat, sheep milking all about stability
Former All Black Kevin Schuler says diversifying the family farm with his brother Paul into three milking systems – cows, goats and sheep – is all about creating a better and stable business.
Meat’s outlook reddish
New Zealand beef and sheep farmers are facing more than 25% less income in the season ahead.
Low methane sheep a reality
New Zealand farmers are the first in the world with the ability to breed low methane-emitting sheep.
Wool’s worth nothing, how about sheep milk?
Sheep milk company Maui Milk plans to have 60 milking farms within five years.
An ode to the ‘beloved’ sheep yards
When 14-year-old Lincoln High School student Rosa Macaulay was asked to write story about her favourite room, instead of choosing her bedroom like most 14-year-old girls, she chose her grandfather’s sheep yards.
Back the sector that backs NZ
OPINION: The biggest issue currently facing our industry is environmental policy, writes Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.
Meat quota rates remain vital
A jump in the value and volume of New Zealand’s sheepmeat exports to Europe and the UK shows why preserving WTO tariff-rate quotas is so important, claims the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
Lamb price down, but not weak
While lamb prices are starting the new season at around 16% below last year’s levels, they are not outright weak, according to the BNZ.
