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Sheep milk company Maui Milk is looking for new farmer suppliers as demand soars.

Drought has contributed to New Zealand’s sheep flock falling over the past year.

A new industrial spray dryer at Waikato Innovation Park will boost annual sheep milk exports by $200 million.

Strong wool growers wanting to introduce merino genetics, to take advantage of more lucrative fine wool prices, can now do so with confidence.

Undetected drench resistance is costing the NZ sheep sector almost $50 million a year — and it may only get worse.

Massey University is examining the economic impact and the production consequences of crossbreeding with Wiltshire sheep to a fully shedding flock.

Even more doubt has been cast on the economic value of drenching ewes with long-acting products, following a recent jointly-funded Beef + Lamb New Zealand study.

While it is well known that nitrate leeching is a major problem with cattle – both dairy and beef – what about with sheep grazing?

A meat industry-dominated group has formed to carry out the recommendations of the Wool Industry Project Action Group report and is ready to lead that change.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics has launched a new tool to help New Zealand farmers find suitable rams.