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Beef and Sheep
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Animal Attacks

'Designed to fight': Animal expert explains why rams attack, dangers of being cornered

Watch: Mike Thorpe went to the NZ Agricultural Show in Waitaha/Canterbury on Wednesday.
Farming

New Zealand A&P Show celebrates 160 years

People are recommending the switch to buying from a butcher rather than a supermarket.
Cost Of Living

Kiwis reveal cheap meat hacks after outrage sparked by woman's ridiculously expensive shop

Related video: Farmers are urging the Govt to rethink current methane emission targets after a study found NZ beef and lamb have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world.
Agriculture

'Economic challenges': Beef, sheep meat prices expected to lower as people reduce spending
Watch Zane Small's report.
Agriculture

The alternative milk option with potential to be worth $750m a year by 2035
Related video: Christmas cooking hacks from Jess's Underground Kitchen.
Food and Drink

Revealed: What roast meat most Kiwis will eat this Christmas
Keryn Young hand-reared Meg, who she says was more than just a sheep to her.
Rotorua

'I assume they're going to eat her': Owner's grim prediction after thieves steal pregnant ewe from paddock
The QEII Trust protected gully (the dark area in centre) winds through the Potters Elsthorpe farm.
Hawke's Bay

'It just makes sense' - one farm's sustainability story
The grease is a by-product of wool scouring.
Agribusiness

COVID-19 vaccines drive global demand for New Zealand wool grease
There are 26 million sheep in New Zealand.
Agribusiness

Sheep numbers continue to decline, falling almost 1 million in 2020
More than a dozen companies have signed up so far.
Agribusiness

Wool companies get behind new national standard
Sam Hurley started the business with his wife, Sophie.
Agribusiness

Pitiful wool returns spur farming family to action
Related video: Last year the Government announced an ambitious 10-year roadmap for the primary sector.
Business

'A compelling yarn': The project aiming to make woollen carpets even more sustainable

Border closures have meant nearly 500 New Zealand shearers who normally travel to Australia to help out have been unable to.
Australia

Travel bubble brings relief for Australian farmers desperate for Kiwi shearers

Cargo ships.
Agribusiness

Despite global shipping disruptions, red meat exporters optimistic sector close to returning to 'business as usual'

Matt and Tracey Jones began commercial milking in 2019.
Canterbury

Canterbury business capitalising on growing popularity of sheep milk
A new study has found feeding seaweed to beef cattle can reduce methane emissions.
Environment

Cows, seaweed and the race to lower farming methane emissions
Nebraska governor Pete Ricketts (left) says Colorado's action was a "direct attack on our way of life".
United States

'Direct attack': US state declares pro-meat day to rival neighbour's meatless day
A second wave of a serious pig disease in China is expected to slow the country's efforts to rebuild its national herd.
Agribusiness

NZ meat exports could soar after fresh outbreak of pig virus in China
A study last year found sheep and beef farms were offsetting the bulk of their on-farm emissions.
Farming

Govt study casts doubt on claims sheep and beef farms near carbon-neutral
Hundreds of farmers were interviewed about their views on hill country farming.
Environment

Farmers keen to increase native plant and bird life, but 'biodiversity not well understood' - study
Lambs are in high demand across Canterbury with farmers looking to cash in on bumper pasture growth.
Agribusiness

High demand for lambs as recent Canterbury rain brings lush green pastures
Watch: The post-Brexit agreement will mean access will be more controlled.
Agribusiness

Meat industry warns post-Brexit UK-EU deal will hurt New Zealand exporters
There are currently five sheep for every person in New Zealand.
Agribusiness

New Zealand sheep numbers continue to drop
There were 357,000 fewer lambs tailed this year than in 2019.
Farming

Lambing numbers down after challenging farming year
Overall farmers remain more pessimistic than optimistic about the year ahead.
Agribusiness

Farmer confidence up, but horticulture sector's optimism wanes amid worker shortage
Related video: Earlier this year drought had a crippling effect on farmers and communities in a number of regions.
Drought

Study highlights effect of drought on farmers' bottom line
Sixty overseas shearers will be allowed to enter the country early next year.
Farming

More border exemptions for shearers unlikely - Immigration Minister
Demand for shearers peaks in January and February.
Coronavirus

Dozens of overseas shearers to be granted border exemptions
Related video: Jacinda Ardern spoke to media about the issue last week.
Agribusiness

'No further action' to be taken after COVID-19 confirmed on NZ meat in China
The country's wool industry has struggled in recent years.
Business

'We had to make a stand': Why this carpet maker hasn't looked back after ditching synthetics
Restaurant trade in the US has been severely impacted by the COVID-10 pandemic.
Agribusiness

Is it the end of the line for record-high red meat prices?
Carpet samples for the US market are using both crossbred wool and merino wool.
Agribusiness

Global pandemic sends wool carpet makers spinning
Related video: Earlier this year Rural Contractors called on the Government to allow skilled workers in.
Animal Welfare

'Clock ticking': Farmers issue animal welfare warning as shearer shortage continues

Watch: Jacinda Ardern spoke to media on Monday afternoon.
Coronavirus

'Still no link between New Zealand meat and COVID': Govt confident NZ meat safe
Watch: Jacinda Ardern spoke to media on Monday afternoon.
Coronavirus

'This is incredibly important to New Zealand': Ardern confident NZ meat COVID-free
The scotch fillet was voted New Zealand's favourite beef cut.
Beef and Sheep

Revealed: New Zealand's favourite beef cut
Overall exports for the third quarter were $1.69 billion.
Agribusiness

'We cannot be complacent': Meat industry braces for potential drought, ongoing COVID disruptions
Beef and Sheep
Agribusiness

Revealed: The key trait all high-performing farmers have in common
Before COVID-19, around 480 seasonal shearers travelled to Australia for the spring season.
Coronavirus

New Zealand shearers among Kiwis caught travelling to Melbourne via Sydney

Uncertainty in the export market is set to be reflected in farm-gate prices.
Agribusiness

'A challenging year': Sheep and beef farmers set to feel the brunt of COVID uncertainty
Gizzy Shrek of Wairakaia Station.
Gisborne

'A hell of a lot of wool to carry around': 'Gizzy Shrek' shorn after five years
Prices for sheep and beef were down 0.6 percent for the week.
Agribusiness

Sheep and beef prices stabilising, but still 'sensitive' to COVID-19 resurgence - ASB
Around 25,000 workers are employed in the industry.
Coronavirus

'The industry is running out of time': Meat sector warns of 'adverse consequences' if foreign workers forced to leave NZ
The study found on average around 90 percent of emissions are being absorbed.
Environment

New study reveals sheep and beef farms close to being carbon neutral
The number of sheep in New Zealand has dropped by 2.3 percent.
sheep

Number of sheep in New Zealand has dropped - study

Temperatures in parts of the South Island will drop 8C below average.
Weather

Farmers fear Antarctic blast could be 'deadly' for newborn lambs
Damien O'Connor.
NZ election 2020

Labour to partially reverse livestock ban if elected
90 percent of farmers support managing biodiversity.
Environment

Farmers natural guardians of biodiversity, new survey says
Lower beef and sheep farmer sentiment has pushed rural confidence down.
Beef and Sheep

Low sheep and beef farmer sentiment pushes rural confidence down