The CountryUrban engagement key to futureSheep and beef farmers are being encouraged to tell positive stories of rural life to help counter challenging times they have faced 16 Feb 09:00 PM
The CountryExotic sheep sale attracting interestThe exotic sheep sale at Brian Hales' Wimbledon farm this Sunday has attracted many outside entries of rare and exotic breeds. These 16 Feb 03:30 AM
The CountrySilver Fern Farms working to do betterIt might still be early days but Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton is confident of an improved financial performance 15 Feb 09:45 PM
The CountryLamb price higher than expectedThe 2016-17 season average lamb price is shaping up to be a bit over $5, economists predict. While that was not quite as low as previously 14 Feb 09:00 PM
The CountryPrime sale a success at FeildingThis prime sale for sheep is feeding off its own success with an entry approaching 5,000 lambs selling to virtually steady demand 14 Feb 04:00 AM
The CountryBlind Finch triumph tweet worthyOhakune's "hamburgeria" The Blind Finch has won a New Zealand Regional Lamb and Beef Excellence Award. It also has been granted a 14 Feb 02:02 AM
The CountryListen: Rod Slater on National Lamb DayThe CEO of Beef and Lamb New Zealand previews National Lamb Day on Wednesday, when we celebrate the 135th anniversary of the birth of our export meat industry.13 Feb 02:21 AM
The CountryNZ's woolly mutants offer big breakthroughsIt might sound like something straight out of the 2006 horror comedy Black Sheep, but woolly mutants are leading our scientists toward intriguing discoveries - and innovative new products.12 Feb 02:13 AM
The CountryBlack, coloured sheep sell wellAll but four sheep sold at the national black and coloured sheep sale in Waimate on Saturday. The audience included a Nelson contingent 08 Feb 11:11 PM
The CountryFeilding sale: Lamb and ewe prices riseThe "short week syndrome" seemed to have beneficial effect on the market for ewes and lambs with the prime lamb section lifting and 08 Feb 05:00 AM
The CountryWool downturn affects CavalierCarpet manufacturer Cavalier has downgraded its profit guidance for 2016-17 to ''break-even'', in the face of the faltering Australian 07 Feb 10:00 PM
The CountryWool prices plummet, sellers withdrawUnprecedented levels of wool withdrawn or passed from the market resulted in the smallest offering South Island wool brokers have 05 Feb 09:00 PM
The CountryGood cattle selection at Rongotea saleThe February 1 sale had a good selection of two-year-old cattle which sold well to a solid buying bench. Three-year-old white face 03 Feb 12:30 AM
The CountryRick's Beef: What's next for farmers?If the uncertainty around Brexit last year wasn't enough, we now enter the unknown with United States President Trump now carrying 02 Feb 06:00 AM
The CountryGood value at sheep fairPrices were good at the combined Dannevirke/Pahiatua ewe and ram fair last Thursday, auctioneer Bjorn Anderson said. "The sale went 01 Feb 02:30 AM
The CountryChanges to catalogue for prime sheep and cattleChanges through amalgamation of some of the smaller stock classes to make them more competitive and to help with judging will affect 31 Jan 02:30 AM
The CountryListen: Meat Industry Association boss Tim Ritchie explains fall in exportsThe chief executive of the Meat Industry Association comments on the declining export returns for meat.31 Jan 01:54 AM
The CountryListen: Damien O'Connor - meat industry suffers from 'Neanderthal thinking'Labour's Primary Industry Spokesman says the New Zealand meat industry needs to get off its backside and look for the upside.31 Jan 01:09 AM
The CountryFinal blows for World Champs' preparationsThe build-up to the 2017 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships begins in earnest this week.30 Jan 03:40 AM
The CountryA&P shearing may attract top namesLast year's Dannevirke's A&P Show shearing featured several international shearers who pushed the New Zealand contingent, one making 30 Jan 12:00 AM
The CountryOutside interest elevates lamb pricesStrong interest from outside buyers saw lamb prices lift by $8 to $10 at Stortford Lodge yesterday. Some lambs are showing the effects 26 Jan 01:00 AM
The CountryListen: Chris Russell talks lamb, sheep and a $250,000 heifer!We cross the ditch on Australia day where lamb is on the menu, wool is on a high and a dairy heifer has sold for $250,000!26 Jan 12:44 AM
The CountryPoll: Should Waitangi Day be Kiwi lamb day?The Country's Jamie Mackay reckons the Aussies have the right idea. Today is Australia Day and across the lucky country Aussies 25 Jan 11:44 PM
The CountryWool a way forward in filter technologyNot-so woolly thinking has gone into developing technology touted as having the ability to improve global health. Auckland-based 25 Jan 11:30 PM
The CountryBuyer pushes prices up on low volumesYesterday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale was unusually small, even by short week standards, with just over 1000 each of lambs and ewes 25 Jan 04:30 AM
The CountryNorthland livestock reportThe weather at present is certainly at the top of farmers' problems. Usually the dry comes later in autumn but it started very early 23 Jan 12:30 AM
The CountryTight supplies of lamb keeping prices steadyRelatively tight lamb supplies, particularly from New Zealand, are helping to underpin in-market lamb prices. New Zealand's lamb 22 Jan 10:00 PM
The CountryManageable lamb numbers at stock saleA much more manageable lamb yarding at last week's Feilding Prime Stock Sale - around half the number of last week - allowed for a 22 Jan 08:01 PM
The CountryHenare and Stratford sound warning ahead of World Shearing ChampionshipsJoel Henare and Nathan Stratford both went back-to-back with competition wins over the weekend, gearing up for the World Shearing Champs.22 Jan 07:46 PM
Sheep and BeefNow fewer than six sheep per personThe number of sheep in New Zealand fell by 1.5 million in the year to June, Statistics New Zealand said today. The drop of just over 19 Jan 09:57 PM
The CountryListen: Is the Australia Day lamb promotion really that controversial?Our Australian correspondent talks about the controversy surrounding the Australia Day lamb promotion.19 Jan 02:39 AM
The CountryGrazing trial uncovers big gainsAn on-farm grazing trial has shown Whangarei beef farmers James and Kate Donaldson that rotational grazing on vulnerable soils has 18 Jan 08:30 PM
The CountryWATCH NZH Local Focus: World shearing record smashedThree shearers from different corners of the country have smashed a world shearing record - 1611 strongwool ewes between them in just eight hours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.18 Jan 03:59 AM
The CountryConfidence low for southern sheep and beef farmersThe lowest farmer confidence in the sheep and beef sector has been recorded in the southern South Island. The latest quarterly report17 Jan 10:30 PM
