Judging of the Regional Supreme Award winners from the Ballance Farm Environment Awards has commenced, with four sheep and beef farms amongst those vying for the top award. Each of the 11 regional winners are […]
Red meat sector people planning to attend New Zealand’s National Fieldays event this year will be pleased to hear there’s a new and improved app to help you get around the Mystery Creek showgrounds and […]
The New Zealand red meat sector is looking forward to 2050 by putting its best environmental foot forward with the launch yesterday of two initiatives, a new Environment Strategy for beef and sheep farmers and […]
When it comes to being paid for their livestock, South Island farmers appear to be quoted considerably less for some species than their North Island counterparts, writes Allan Barber. Trying to unpick the reasons for […]
It may seem like a long bow to draw, but a ground-breaking trial at Pāmu’s Waikite farm, will test the link between the administration of long-acting drench products in sheep and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Staying ahead of the game is the aim for this year’s Deer Industry Conference that will be held at Timaru’s Caroline Bay Hall from 15 to 17 May. Included in the interesting and packed conference […]
The Beef + Lamb NZ Northland Annual Showcase Field Day, held in April on James Parsons’ steep hill country farm north of Dargaville, provided a good insight for a farm enterprise into the benefits and […]
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor launched Biosecurity New Zealand at the Zealandia Eco-Sanctuary in Wellington today. It is one of four new business units created within the Ministry for Primary Industries to create a stronger […]
Deer farmers appear to be building their herds on the back of strong venison and velvet prices. Existing deer blocks are being expanded and subdivided to run more stock, feeding systems are being upgraded and […]
The forestry sector is fired up with discussion about how to meet the Government’s One Billion Trees planting initiative. Partnering with red meat farmers to help them achieve what they want to achieve with trees […]
