Sheep and Beef News
'Game changer': Tail hair test could boost cattle efficiency
Australian researchers have found that plucking a tail hair can identify efficient cattle.
Farm-to-forest conversions continue - report
Close to 40,000ha of farms sold for forestry since September last year.
Strong demand driving NZ primary exports to record high
Dairy export revenue has lifted 16% to a record $27 billion.
Sheepskin collagen powder makers up for Fieldays award
Tertiary Extracts Ōtautahi creates collagen powder from sheepskins, reducing waste.
King Country beef and sheep sales: The good news and the bad news
Sponsored content: PGG Wrightson's Kevin “Morty” Mortensen has the latest from the region.
'Great news': NZ red meat exports hit $1.21b in April
Sheepmeat exports to the EU reached 8689 tonnes, up 53% in volume.
Northland farm wins national Māori farming excellence award
Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust is running a thriving enterprise and connecting to the land.
2.2 million gone: Sheep numbers almost half what they once were in Hawke's Bay
'It’s looking like it’s going to become an industry that is not sustainable.'
The big return: Why the Sunday roast is back in fashion
The Sunday roast is becoming a symbol of connection and tradition.
'Poorly designed': NZ challenges EU deforestation rules
"New Zealand does not have a deforestation issue," Trade Minister Todd McClay says.
Fifty-three bulls sold on-farm at Whāngārā and Ngatapa
'Both studs put forward teams of bulls to be proud of.'
Opinion: Emissions Trading Scheme hurting NZ's beef sector
Opinion: ETS distortions eat into beef viability, says Federated Farmers' Toby Williams.
Liam Dann: Town v Country – Big cities left behind in economic recovery
OPINION: A two-speed economy is developing which could cause headaches for the RBNZ.
How innovative land use could boost NZ's agricultural productivity
Lincoln University releases new report, The Future Use of Land and How to Fund It.
Former Timaru meatworks site sold for undisclosed amount
Six hundred workers lost their jobs when the 139-year-old site closed last year.
Opinion: SOS - please Save Our Sheep before it’s too late
Opinion: Pines, pigs and poor government policy are making sheep an endangered species.
Sound idea for raising strong wool prices
Floc panels, made in Christchurch, adhere like wallpaper, with natural adhesive.
What's in the Budget for agriculture?
'When our rural communities do well, the whole country benefits.'
Nearly 50 farms now involved in 'ground-breaking' INZB programme
Programme aimed at boosting sector's profits by over $460m.
New discovery in the fight against livestock facial eczema
The disease costs farmers and the economy an estimated $332m annually.
'Strongest performers': Rural areas leading NZ's economic recovery
Rural economies were buoyed by better prices for dairy, meat and horticulture exports.
'Feather in our cap': Norsewear wins Defence Force sock deal
'It’s security for everyone here when you pick up a contract like that.'
'We had a cracker': Stud farms enjoy 100% bull sale rate
Gold Creek averages $11,675, Kerrah $12,099 to kick-start bull sales season.
How a Kiwi mother and daughter are transforming hygiene with wool
Woolchemy won the Idea Raw Material Achievement Award for neweFibre.
Gisborne farm life inspires uniquely humorous book about dead sheep
'Super fun': A statistician turns her shock into a quirky book about dead sheep.
NZ's red meat renaissance - Rabobank
Optimism is a welcome guest at the New Zealand farming table.
Parasite spread by cats may have cost 10,000 New Zealanders their sight
University of Otago says 40,000 people have ocular toxoplasmosis, one in four seriously.
Thumbs up after first look at updated welfare code
Beef + Lamb NZ to talk with farmers before finalising submission.
Inside Economics: What tariff truce means for NZ and why steak prices are rising
Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Anzco Foods posts $8m profit amid 'another challenging year' for red meat
Profit was down from $44.4m last year.
Bull Walk event: Showcasing the best of East Coast Angus cattle
The 2025 lineup of Tairawhiti's rising two-year-old bulls will be showcased next weekend.
Jessica Cameron’s journey from student to shepherd
Growing Future Farmers graduate secures a shepherd job on a Te Akau farm in the Waikato.
'Results well outweighed the expectations': Why calves are going for big bucks
Sponsored content: PGG Wrightson's Pete Barnes on calves, bulls, and The Crusaders.
Gap between people and sheep rapidly closing in NZ
There are now about 4.5 sheep to every person in New Zealand; there used to be 22.
Farmers gather for insights on land use and emissions trading
About 140 people attended the field day at Tutumatai Station near Ruatōria.