Picture of snow costs to emerge
Picture of snow costs to emerge
This day-old Southland lamb survived this week’s weather bomb, but most farmers around Southland are still working out the cost of the snow.
Farming
Practice makes perfect for top young butcher
Practice makes perfect for top young butcher
Hours of practice has paid off for young Christchurch butcher Blair Wright.
26 million national flock down 2.3%
26 million national flock down 2.3%
Sheep numbers in New Zealand have dropped 2.3% over the past year to 26.21million — a far cry from the 57.85million recorded in 1990.
Family aiding Meat the Need
Family aiding Meat the Need
A South Canterbury farming family’s annual bull sale this year will show support to a rural charity feeding city missions and food banks.
Winding up a long career championing New Zealand
Winding up a long career championing New Zealand
When Lyn Jaffray walks out the door of Silver Fern Farms’ headquarters in Dunedin tomorrow, it will be the end of an era, as business and rural editor Sally Rae reports.
Students get taste of deer farming
Students get taste of deer farming
Erika Johnstone comes from a town background but considers farming to be her future.
Many pluses from wintering deer
Many pluses from wintering deer
Wintering deer is good for the animals, good for the environment, good for the paddock and good for the farmer.
Analysing wintering cost
Analysing wintering cost
As wintering deer indoors is becoming more popular, especially with proposed introduction of more and new environmental regulations, Agresearch scientist Dr David Stevens has analysed feeding and...
Massive job boost at North Otago meatworks
Massive job boost at North Otago meatworks
A hundred jobs will soon be offered by Oamaru’s biggest employer, the Alliance Group Pukeuri meat processing plant.
Velvet trumps venison
Velvet trumps venison
It is a tale of two halves in the deer industry as venison schedule prices drop to their lowest level in more than a decade while consumer demand for velvet remains robust.
Why Govt bought 12,000 pig carcasses in lockdown
Why Govt bought 12,000 pig carcasses in lockdown
Concerns of a mass slaughtering of thousands of pigs by ill-equipped farmers spurred the Government to buy more than 12,000 pig carcasses during the height of Covid-19.
Pork surplus crisis averted by measures
Pork surplus crisis averted by measures
It could have been an unmitigated disaster for the pork industry.
$7.9m for SFF dividend, patronage
$7.9m for SFF dividend, patronage
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative has declared a dividend and patronage reward for shareholders totalling $7.9 million.
Alliance to spend $3.2m on upgrade
Alliance to spend $3.2m on upgrade
Alliance Group is to spend $3.2million on a further upgrade at its Lorneville plant, near Invercargill, to help improve operational efficiency.
Pork farmer predicts ‘massive’ productivity drop
Pork farmer predicts ‘massive’ productivity drop
Like many in the pork industry, North Otago pig farmer Ian Carter is dependent on experienced and skilled migrant workers to run his 318ha, 2000 pig, 700 cattle operation.
Jones the butcher going strong
Jones the butcher going strong
Michael Jones has been supplying locally produced meat to South Canterbury farmers, residents and holiday makers for the last 40 years.
Adventure, experience affords view of pig picture
Adventure, experience affords view of pig picture
From his travels and experience in pig farming, Ian Jackson knew he was going to breed pigs in the open air.
Pig farmer reckons with changes free-range may be way of future
Pig farmer reckons with changes free-range may be way of future
Heritage pigs have provided a nutty solution on a small farm near Christchurch.
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
The Covid-19 situation has provided opportunities for New Zealand’s red meat sector to capitalise on — "if we’re quick enough".
Plan for museum to be replica of 1930s butchery
Plan for museum to be replica of 1930s butchery
A desire to record what may be a "dying art" is firing a Milton man’s passion project.