The targeted management of triplet-bearing ewes in the four to six weeks before lambing can significantly increase the kilograms of lamb weaned and therefore dollars produced per ewe.

Sheep farmers who would normally treat ewes with drench capsules before lambing are being urged to reconsider before reaching for the next long-acting alternative.

The Gaul Fly parasite was imported into New Zealand about 20 years ago by our Wellsford/ Warkworth Beef and Lamb farm monitor group.

The value of protecting critical source areas in intensively grazed winter forage crops has been highlighted in a sheep winter grazing trial carried out on an Otago farm.

North Canterbury farmer Andrew Gilchrist has delved deep into the business and people side of his family-operated farm by completing an Integrated Farm Plan (IFP).

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