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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).

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.

New research shows that New Zealand sheep and beef farms are already offsetting the majority of their agricultural emissions.

A one-size-fits-all vaccination programme does not suit different sheep systems, which all have different vaccine requirements.

Sheep milk company Maui Milk is looking for new farmer suppliers as demand soars.

Drought has contributed to New Zealand’s sheep flock falling over the past year.

A new industrial spray dryer at Waikato Innovation Park will boost annual sheep milk exports by $200 million.

Strong wool growers wanting to introduce merino genetics, to take advantage of more lucrative fine wool prices, can now do so with confidence.

Undetected drench resistance is costing the NZ sheep sector almost $50 million a year — and it may only get worse.

Massey University is examining the economic impact and the production consequences of crossbreeding with Wiltshire sheep to a fully shedding flock.