Beef and Sheep

Global expansion of premium product on the menu.

Beef roundtable looks at how sector could work together to be more productive and profitable.

Prime lamb and cattle kill is 5% ahead on this time last year, figures show.

Farmers asked to shoulder too much carbon cutting responsibility, CCC told.

Production volumes for the third and fourth quarters expected to fall.

Finance experts says agribusiness' economic resilience will be thoroughly tested as seen in the '90s.

Sheep and beef farmers says economic slump takes them back to the 1980s.

Low debt levels are going some way to helping farmers weather tough times.

Sheep and beef has had it this bad before, but that was a long time ago, writes Neal Wallace.

Entries open for this year’s Beef + Lamb NZ Awards.

The current pressures are from a cyclical pricing issue accentuated by lingering inflation and high interest rates, bankers say.

A group of 20 Speckle Park finishers and suppliers is guided every step of the way by a partnership manager.

Speckle Park dairy-cross calves stand out for their vigorous feeding and their quiet temperaments.

Top prices hover in the $11,000-$16,000 range.

Quick thinking needed to guide the balance sheet through weather and financial challenges.

When it comes to finishing speeds and ease of rearing the breed is hard to beat.

Breed has moved pretty quickly up the charts for such a docile, easy-breeding animal.

Dairy-cross another key trend, says founder of Speckle Beef supplier Neat Meat.

It’s UK farmer against NZ farmer as British supermarket chain Morrisons undercuts lamb prices to lure in customers.

The Trans Tasman Exchange recipient for 2024 is Charlie Raff from Tasmania.

Prices should hold, but in a market not immune to financial challenges, clearance rates could soften.

The Meat Board may not make headlines but it’s doing great work serving its industry, says chair Kate Acland.

Kristina Illston of Minda Hill Genetics spread her wings for a few years but she always heard Taihape calling.

There’s usually tight demand on meat processing plants at this point as cull cow season runs its course – but that’s not the case this year.

Fortnight of better pricing at auction draws thousands down from the hills.

A hole in the winter kill and a hitch in NZ dollar’s step help to balance things out a bit when dealing with processors – and repay forward thinking by producers.

Hopes of an immediate boost dashed as Chinese market totters along and Australian production surges.

The sheep industry is in trouble – but ideas abound on how to turn things around, says Neal Wallace.

A deep dive into the sector finds pockets of optimism and a determination to meet the challenge.

Poor fibre returns make it a single-product animal, says meat industry leader.

NZ’s attributes should be played up as unique selling points for sheepmeat and wool, says a Hawke’s Bay ram breeder.

Relying on sheep on their own leaves you too vulnerable to the ups and downs of the market, says one farmer.

Sheep farming becomes ever more sophisticated as it adapts to tough circumstances.

The many properties just over the fence have meant some opportunities for the Moore family of Nelson, and some challenges.

Alliance CEO moots companies collaborating for the good of the sheepmeat industry.

Six practitioners band together to lift and maintain standards through newly launched NZ Cattle Hoof Trimmers Association.