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Environment top priority for red meat farmers
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chief executive Sam McIvor says the environment is at the heart of everything sheep and beef farmers do.
Don’t balls-up ram selection
Don't balls-up your ram selection is sage advice for farmers about picking sires as mating time approaches.
Facing challenges with gusto
While the hills in Central Hawkes Bay remain green, which is remarkable for this time of the year, Porangahau farmer Sam Clark and his wife Gudrun are on the lookout for drought.
WOF for new season
Setting up for next year’s production was the theme of a Beef + Lamb NZ field day held last week at Massey University’s Tuapaka farm just outside Palmerston North.
Red meat sector voting opens
Livestock numbers to remain static
Beef + Lamb NZ expects the total numbers of beef and dairy cattle and sheep to be static for the next five to six years and into the future.
The green, green grass of the Bay
Normally, at this time of the year, Central Hawkes Bay is bone dry. But this season is the exception, as Peter Burke found out.
Environmental issue causing angst for farmers
Concern among sheep and beef farmers about environment-related issues is probably holding back production, says a Beef + Lamb NZ economist.
Brexit blowout prep
Get in first before it's mandated
Farmers, don't give the rule-makers a reason to regulate, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s environment team.