Good yard, prices at Mangatainoka
A good yarding of quality seven to 10-day-old calves and keen buyers from Dannevirke
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Plenty of calves available for sale
This week's Levin sale was small in numbers except calves
Cattle top earners in strong market
The strong tone continued at yesterday's store sale at Stortford Lodge.
NZ beef exports face end of a golden run
The gloss is coming off the NZ beef export trade due to higher US production.
Feilding store stock sale
Stock entries at yesterday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale continued their seasonal decline
Calf prices vary in Dannevirke
In just the second four day calf sale of the new season at Dannevirke prices varied
Northland livestock report
What started as an excellent early winter has now deteriorated into a shocker.
Feilding store stock sale
As usually happens each year during August, sale entries begin a decline.
Higher Japanese tariff will affect beef exports
Beef prices likely to struggle to reach $6 kg mark as had been hinted in previous reports
Sheep removed from North Otago highway
Oamaru police had to wrangle two sheep on the loose north of the town on SH1 this morning.
Ellesmere wins butchery of the decade
The owners of the Ellesmere Butchery sure know their meat.
Genetic potential not just numbers
We need to focus on maximising genetic potential, writes Rick Burke.
Stortford Lodge Sale: Cattle classes sell strongly
Stock sold strongly to a handful of buyers at yesterday's Stortford Lodge store sale
Cow disease not ruinous but 'pain in the butt'
Farmers in South Canterbury and North Otago have mixed views on Micoplasma Bovis outbreak
Demand for Angus cross beef calves
Demand for feeder calves expected to lift as season builds.
Beef and Lamb NZ's first independent director 'paid to think' and loving it
Melissa Clark-Reynolds is Beef and Lamb New Zealand's first independent director.
Feilding prime stock sale
Another cold sale day in the prime sheep pens did not force the sale prices down
Meat-sector challenges recognised
Politicians have shown strong support at the Red Meat Sector Conference.
Listen: 'A good bugger' resigns from Silver Fern Farms
"He's just a good bugger." Dean Hamilton will be missed at SFF says chairman Rob Hewett.
At the yards: Rongotea Stock Sale
At the sale at Rongotea prices lifted across all lines in the cattle pens
Listen: Rabobank's Blake Holgate - maximising the value of red meat
Animal Proteins & Sustainability analyst Blake Holgate on maximising red meat's value.
Stortford Lodge sale: Cattle, sheep still selling strongly
Good store cattle sold on a strong market at yesterday's Stortford Lodge sale.
Silver Fern Farms in good place
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton says the business is strong.
Feilding prime stock sale
It was a game of two halves in prime sheep pens at yesterday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale.
Eating quality farmers' focus
Adam and Sam Spiers unashamedly live and breathe the red meat industry.
The pros and cons of rearing calves
It pays to do some homework before taking on rearing calves for the store market.
Feilding Store Stock Sale
After last week's decimated storm sale, there was more interest for Feilding stock.
Hopes for settled weather for lambing season
Farmers don't want a repeat of past seasons' winter blasts striking during lambing.
Northland livestock sale
The wet weather has had little impact on stock prices in Northland.
Listen: Steak of Origin winner Tim Brittain
Winner "absolutely rapt" that his sirloin was chosen by judges last night.
'Alternative proteins' a threat?
Labs are learning to make artificial meat and milk from animal and vegetable ingredients