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A meat industry-dominated group has formed to carry out the recommendations of the Wool Industry Project Action Group report and is ready to lead that change.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics has launched a new tool to help New Zealand farmers find suitable rams.

Two wool companies, that handle around one-third of NZ’s strong wool clip between them, are looking to join together in an effort to rejuvenate the country’s struggling wool sector.

The ewe is under her greatest nutritional and metabolic stress in late pregnancy and in early lactation.

As farmers strive to maximise their lamb survival, interest in orphan lamb rearing systems has been steadily growing.

Carpet maker Cavalier is ditching synthetics in favour of wool and other natural fibres.

Northland sheep and beef farmer James Parsons doesn’t see himself as the white knight when it comes to fixing the wool sector.

Severe feed shortages in parts of the country mean many ewes are on a nutritional knife-edge heading into lambing and could be at risk of developing metabolic disorders.

Cases of nitrate poisoning are being reported in the Hawke’s Bay region after recent rain.

Maintaining ewes in good body condition and the provision of shelter are two important management factors in maximising this year’s lamb crop.