Brexit not causing problem for lamb
Fears of a lamb export market downturn after the Brexit vote are unfounded...
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Silver Fern Farms moves to secure quality stock supply
Silver Fern Farms launches a new shareholder benefits programme.
Listen: Farmers are good buggers too - Derek Daniell
Derek is one the country's leading sheep breeders and all round "good bugger."
Optimism at Levin sale brings improved prices
Despite the persistent wet weather recently, Levin Stock Sale was full of optimism.
Yearling bulls, store lambs good sellers
Yearling bulls sold well in a small cattle at Stortford Lodge yesterday.
Wet conditions drive heavy hoggets to weekly market
Hogget numbers approached 6000 and over 80 per cent of them were heavy hoggets.
Listen: Farmers are good buggers too - John Ford
John Ford is a sheep and bull beef farmer and 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards winner
QR code to prove Silver Fern Farms product origin
Consumers will soon be able to scan a Silver Fern Farms product and get proof of origin.
At the yards: Red-hot annual fair at Maungakaramea
A realistic number of store cattle have finally come forward to market.
Calves keep value at Dannevirke sale
New Zealand Farmer's Livestock sold 90 calves at its sale on Monday September 11.
NZ lamb exports to UK drop to record low
Exporters are eschewing the weak UK market in favour of other more lucrative destinations.
At the yards: Prices down at sheep market
Friday's market experienced the first major correction for quite some time.
Young beef handler to represent NZ
Lucy Collin reckons she gets her keen eye for cattle from dad Simon.
Great news for store cattle prices
Store cattle prices reached new heights for quality offering at Stortford Lodge yesterday
Listen: Rabobank's Blake Holgate talks lamb
Rabobank's animal proteins analyst reflect on maximising the value of New Zealand lamb.
Feilding prime Stock Sale: Prices ease for light hoggets
There was a little less buying pressure on just over 4000 hoggets
Listen: Farmers are good buggers too - Matt Wyeth
Matt and Lynley Wyeth have set up a programme for local kids to bring up orphaned lambs.
Meat, dairy sales less than forecast
Analyst says volatility in manufacturing volumes driven by fluctuations in meat and dairy.
At the yards: Spring comes into play
With spring coming into play it definitely showed at the Levin stock sale this week.
Bobby calves being kept back for beef
More dairy farmers keeping and rearing bobby calves because of price per weaned calf.
Kelso farmers raising bobby calves for beef
Dairy farmers Ken and Bruce Eade decided it made economic sense to raise bobby calves.
Boy reunited with adventurous pet lamb Milkshake
The power of social media helped reunite a boy and his pet lamb Milkshake.
Strong demand for store lambs
The good news continued for vendors at yesterday's Stortford Lodge store sale.
Listen: Is MPI being fair to beef farmers?
Nathan Guy defends MPI & denies beef farmers are becoming lepers due to M Bovis outbreak.
BLNZ project on impact of alternative proteins
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has begun a project looking at alternative proteins
Crossbred prices rise as some confidence returns
An excellent offering of wool led to prices finishing on a much firmer note.
Breeding centre expands services
Big things are happening at the Tararua Breeding Centre just south of Woodville.
Listen: Dean Hamilton on lamb's good news story
Dean Hamilton talks about a bit of good news for lamb.
Derek Daniell: Farmers an easy target in the Blame Game
Leading sheep breeder writes on whether farmers are whipping boys over water quality.
Mangatainoka calves in demand
Three hundred calves went up for sale at the biggest sale of the season