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John McFadzean has farmed in Wairarapa all his life and is a staunch supporter of the Southdown as a terminal sire.

Southdown breeder Chris Medlicott says farmers too often focus on the price per lamb instead of the return on kilograms of dry matter eaten.

Forty years of genetic progress and a large recorded breeding database gives the Wairarapa Romney Improvement Group (WRIG) an edge, the group claims.

New zealand beef export returns reached a record high, exceeding lamb and mutton returns for the first time in 20 years in the season ending September 30, analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand's economic service shows.

A collaboration between New Zealand sheep researchers and Chinese red meat producers will benefit both countries’ farming systems, the academics claim.

New Zealand has an excellent reputation for animal welfare, which is further strengthened by the passage of the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill, according to the NZ Veterinary Association (NZVA).

Sheep productivity has improved against a background of a massive drop in stock numbers since 1990, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.

After 15 days and six hours at sea, the MV Nada berthed in Manzanillo – located on the Pacific Ocean and one of the busiest ports in Mexico – in late June and 45,110 breeding ewes and 3224 cattle sourced from New Zealand were unloaded and quarantined on ‘quality’ Mexican pastures.

The sheep industry is in rapid decline and can’t afford to make any more wrong decisions, says Silver Fern Farms shareholder Allan Richardson.

HIGH VALUE sheep milk products from New Zealand could soon be available in key overseas markets.