Displaying items by tag: sheep
Sheep milk flows at Wairakei
Landcorp chief executive Steven Carden says his company plans to set up a second sheep milking farm on one of their properties near Taupo.
Wool prices steady
NZ Wool Services International's North Island offering of 5400 bales received strong support with 99% selling, chief executive John Dawson says.
Spring in step of sheep researchers
The sheep production research team at Massey University is busy this spring doing lots of studies on Massey University's agricultural experiment stations.
Feasting on joint ventures
Tender export lamb chops and delicious sheep milk gelato were on the menu in Wellington last week.
Wool prices still down
Wool prices eased for most types again this week for the North Island, says NZ Wool Services International marketing executive, Malcolm Ching.
Easy lambing with lambs that grow
Roger Tweeds runs 2300 Romney ewes and 200 hoggets on his 300ha farm near Lawrence, Central Otago.
Wairarapa stalwart returns to Southdowns
John McFadzean has farmed in Wairarapa all his life and is a staunch supporter of the Southdown as a terminal sire.
A true terminal sire that’s gone in a hurry
Southdown breeder Chris Medlicott says farmers too often focus on the price per lamb instead of the return on kilograms of dry matter eaten.
Top rams backed up by data
Forty years of genetic progress and a large recorded breeding database gives the Wairarapa Romney Improvement Group (WRIG) an edge, the group claims.
Beef returns trump sheep
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.