Beef and Sheep
High stakes in the high country for sheep farming
Neal WallaceApr 26, 2024
A deep dive into the sector finds pockets of optimism and a determination to meet the challenge.
Wool key to viable future for sheep
Neal WallaceApr 26, 2024
Poor fibre returns make it a single-product animal, says meat industry leader.
A good country for sheep
Neal WallaceApr 26, 2024
NZ’s attributes should be played up as unique selling points for sheepmeat and wool, says a Hawke’s Bay ram breeder.
Making the land pay with a sheep-plus strategy
Neal WallaceApr 26, 2024
Relying on sheep on their own leaves you too vulnerable to the ups and downs of the market, says one farmer.
Learning to do more with less
Neal WallaceApr 26, 2024
Sheep farming becomes ever more sophisticated as it adapts to tough circumstances.
Good neighbours make good defences
Neal WallaceApr 19, 2024
The many properties just over the fence have meant some opportunities for the Moore family of Nelson, and some challenges.
Processors chase value and viability
Neal WallaceApr 11, 2024
Alliance CEO moots companies collaborating for the good of the sheepmeat industry.
Cattle hoof trimmers get serious about industry standards
Farmers WeeklyApr 9, 2024
Six practitioners band together to lift and maintain standards through newly launched NZ Cattle Hoof Trimmers Association.
Is SFF’s strategy vision or pipe dream?
Allan BarberApr 9, 2024
Not everyone bought into the plate to pasture strategy, writes Allan Barber.
US rides to the rescue for red meat exports
Neal WallaceApr 4, 2024
Appetite for NZ product helps offset China weakness.
More than just meat to sheep as Canty farm taps into ovine milk
Dairy FarmerApr 4, 2024
A need to increase returns led one farmer to take a new look at his sheep. Now he has a mob of almost 1000 milking ewes.
Farming with your bestie: where practical skills meets theory
ShepherdessMar 28, 2024
Two mates working on the same station share how their same but different background is a winning formula.
Decade of peace and prosperity for red meat sector
Neal WallaceMar 27, 2024
Business-minded execs succeeded the tough guys and their bloody politics.
Beef wary of EU’s new forestry rules
Nigel StirlingMar 25, 2024
Seeking assurance deforestation regs won’t erode FTA gains.
Scant hopes of late-season lamb rally
Neal WallaceMar 21, 2024
As demand and price rise in US, Australia muscles back into the market.
Regenerative farming 12 years on
Guest writerMar 19, 2024
A Hawke’s Bay beef farmer looks back on his regen journey to healthier pastures.
More dam regs we don’t want or need
Guest writerMar 19, 2024
Wellsford sheep breeder Gordon Levet takes on the new dam safety regulations.
Weighing in for genetic gains
Gerald PiddockMar 18, 2024
Farmers need to be weighing heifers after grazing to keep genetic gains.
Can the last shearer out please turn off the lights?
Federated FarmersMar 14, 2024
Each farmer will make their own decisions about what’s right for them, but on my own farm we’ve reached a real turning point this season, writes Toby Williams.
On-farm sales come to Taihape
Suz BremnerMar 13, 2024
Having tried it out, Ohinewairua Station puts on-farm selling on the roster.
Cool customers dive into sheep genetics programme
Farmers WeeklyMar 11, 2024
World-first ‘Cool Sheep’ project gives every NZ sheep farmer the chance to use genetic selection to reduce GHG emissions.
Dairy, beef first to improve, Rabobank predicts
Neal WallaceMar 8, 2024
Subdued waiting game’ for sheepmeat as it lags some way behind.
Lamb metrics edge closer to the end goal
Mel CroadMar 7, 2024
But is this lift a directional shift in demand – or is it driven by the lack of product out of New Zealand, asks Mel Croad.
Wet summer puts brakes on Aussie slaughter train
Richard RennieMar 6, 2024
Some comfort for NZ farmers as Australian producers slow offloading stampede.
Aus lamb torrent shows no sign of slowing
Neal WallaceFeb 29, 2024
Production headed for a fourth straight record year.
Not so lucky new year for China lamb
Neal WallaceFeb 29, 2024
Hopes of a boost to sales from annual celebrations fail to materialise.
Store lambs close out dry summer season
Fiona QuarrieFeb 29, 2024
High costs meant it was never going to be a cracking season but the drier summer created some extra challenges for lamb traders and those selling store.
Top Angus genetics feature in dispersal sales
Hugh StringlemanFeb 27, 2024
Long-established North Island studs Atahua and Wairere bringing heifers, cows and calves to market.
No-wool revolution sweeps hill country
Hugh StringlemanFeb 26, 2024
Hugh Stringleman takes a closer look at the trend after a summer in which trade in Wiltshires has dominated sheep sales.
Beef programme steaming ahead
Annette ScottFeb 22, 2024
Informing New Zealand Beef reaches halfway mark in seven-year programme.
Tough times will pass for lamb, too
Guest writerFeb 20, 2024
Former minister Nathan Guy celebrates the export of excellent New Zealand lamb across the world, then and now.
Big finish for Canty circuit as Sheffield delivers
Annette ScottFeb 14, 2024
Last of the annual ewe fairs for the region chalks up strong returns.
Welcome cheer for a sector doing it hard
Annette ScottFeb 12, 2024
National Lamb Day has been embraced by the sheep and beef farmers who spend their days producing the celebrated New Zealand product.
Brave visionaries behind Lamb Day
Annette ScottFeb 9, 2024
Shipments of frozen lamb to Britain would help transform NZ’s economy.
Red meat returns down even as export volumes rise
Neal WallaceFeb 9, 2024
Biggest drop in earnings came from Chinese market, with 16% plunge.
A correction for sure, but a solid result for ewe fairs
Fiona QuarrieFeb 9, 2024
South Island ewe fairs return solid values in the context of the current market as relative scarcity plays its part.
Are woolly hill country sheep still fit for purpose?
Gerald PiddockFeb 8, 2024
Consultant questions whether the effort put into wool is worth the reward.
US sharpens appetite for NZ red meat
Annette ScottFeb 8, 2024
BLNZ ‘identifies significant opportunities for market growth’.
China opens wide for red meat exports
Nigel StirlingFeb 7, 2024
New access system speeds up plans for more than 20 NZ meat plants.
The nation is invited to flip over lamb
Alan EmersonFeb 7, 2024
National Lamb Day encourages Kiwis to tuck into their favourite lamb dish.
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