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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.

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 research project is being launched to examine consumers' appetite for healthier, more nutritious New Zealand lamb and new lamb-based products.

Sheepmeat returns are softening and one analyst believes it’s all down to one part of the animal.

Achieving high lamb survival and growth rates to weaning is about matching ewes to their correct lambing paddock.  

News that China is to allow Brazilian beef back into its markets shouldn’t derail the bull run the New Zealand industry is enjoying, says leading exporter Silver Fern Farms.

Australian sheep farmers are banking on strong prices lamb in the coming years, but are warning of headwinds.

America's love affair with hamburgers has resulted in a bumper year for New Zealand beef farmers, says Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ).

Drought in the central South Island has reached the point where losses cannot be limited to this year, industry representatives say.