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Oamaru Meats Ltd still shut down
Oamaru Meats still working through problems that forced it to shut down in September.
Canterbury farmers breed 'cutest sheep in the world'
The 'world's cutest sheep' roam happily around North Canterbury.
NZ lamb exporters welcome Brexit deadline extension
Lamb exporters had been worried about possible disruptions to Christmas trade.
Ex-farmer takes on role helping others
Dan Brier has been appointed Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics new general manager.
Jock our Beltex sheep muscles in
Their distinguishing features are a high meat yield and large eye fillet.
Listen: Unscourable concerns hit the wool market
PGG Wrightson's Rob Cochrane says growers need o keep an eye on unscourable products.
Prices surprise at Oxford bull sale
"We've never had it that high before, but beef is going really well at the moment".
Is that ewe? Sheep facial recognition one step closer
World's first sheep facial recognition software set to be prototyped this year.
Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers
Comment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.
Alliance plant breaks beef processing record
Nth Otago's Pukeuri plant processed its highest ever number of cattle for 2018-19 season.
Southern beef herd growing the fastest
Otago and Southland seen a lift in beef cattle numbers but drop in breeding ewe numbers.
Celebrating Mt Dasher Station's century
First owner in 1919 was an accountant whose left arm had been amputated during WWI.
Aussie sheep industry: From death-knell to global star in 18 years
Dramatic turnaround achieved despite national flock decreasing by more than 40 per cent.
Profit improves in better year for Alliance
Alliance Chair said "really good" progress made but there was "still plenty to do".
O'Connor backs conditional livestock export prohibition
"Potentially" best option to protect exported animals & NZ's reputation says O'Connor.
Bad weather affects hogget lambing in Southland
Recent wet and windy weather meant farmers had ''high losses''.
Editorial: Time to get serious about protein technology
EDITORIAL: Food industry can't afford to close eyes to disruption
160 jobs on the line at meat plant
Unplanned closure followed the suspension of OML's access to China beef markets.
Beef and sheep exports to pass $4 billion mark for first time
Beef + Lamb report shows demand from China causing prices to lift.
Beef exports to China boost annual red meat returns
MIA reports shows beef exports up 13% to $3.3 billion, partly due to African swine fever.
Comment: Championing crossbred wool to the world
Comment: Could this be the beginning of the wool revolution?
Kiwi wool leader wins international award
John Dawson awarded International Wool Trade Cooperation Award in China.
New rules for dehorning and disbudding cattle
New rules will require people to use local anaesthetic when dehorning & disbudding cattle.
Listen: Wool report - Australia bounces back
PGG Wrightson's Grant Edwards on the recent lift in the Australian wool market.
Oamaru Meats workers facing uncertain future
At least 40 meat workers affected as company shut down almost all processing from today.
Freshwater proposals 'a blunt instrument' - meat industry
"We have serious concerns that the Government may be pushing farmers too far and fast".
Weaning off fossil fuels could cost primary sector hundreds of millions
Alliance Group, Silver Fern Farms, Fonterra, Straterra look to reduce fossil fuels.
Simmental's success no surprise to Otago breeders
Warren and Steph Burgess have been breeding Simmentals for 38 years.
Climate change Bill concerns for Silver Fern Farms
Zero carbon proposals tabled were "top of the list of farmers' concerns".
New campaign promotes strong wool's benefits
Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) adopts "back to basics" approach to promote strong wool.
Gumboots, car keys, cellphones found in wool bales
Farmers urged to keep woolsheds tidy to stop items being swept up in bales.
Sheep winter grazing research project begins
Project to "quantify nutrient, sediment & faecal losses from sheep winter crop grazing".