Displaying items by tag: sheep
Diversifying into goat, sheep milking all about stability
Former All Black Kevin Schuler says diversifying the family farm with his brother Paul into three milking systems – cows, goats and sheep – is all about creating a better and stable business.
Meat’s outlook reddish
Low methane sheep a reality
New Zealand farmers are the first in the world with the ability to breed low methane-emitting sheep.
Wool’s worth nothing, how about sheep milk?
An ode to the ‘beloved’ sheep yards
When 14-year-old Lincoln High School student Rosa Macaulay was asked to write story about her favourite room, instead of choosing her bedroom like most 14-year-old girls, she chose her grandfather’s sheep yards.
Back the sector that backs NZ
OPINION: The biggest issue currently facing our industry is environmental policy, writes Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.
Meat quota rates remain vital
A jump in the value and volume of New Zealand’s sheepmeat exports to Europe and the UK shows why preserving WTO tariff-rate quotas is so important, claims the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
Lamb price down, but not weak
While lamb prices are starting the new season at around 16% below last year’s levels, they are not outright weak, according to the BNZ.
Sheep and beef farms carbon neutral
New research shows that New Zealand sheep and beef farms are already offsetting the majority of their agricultural emissions.
Tailor vaccines
A one-size-fits-all vaccination programme does not suit different sheep systems, which all have different vaccine requirements.