Livestock
Golden calves reward rearers’ efforts
Reece BrickDec 7, 2023
Record prices paid this spring after rules changed and fewer calves were offered.
Livestock production growth set to slow in 2024
Farmers WeeklyDec 4, 2023
Rabobank report predicts flatter prospects after four years of growth.
Last call for cattle at Kauri saleyards
Hugh StringlemanNov 22, 2023
Calf sales will continue but it’s not worth refurbishing bigger pens, shareholders decide.
Waikato Galloway earns his stripe at world championships
Hugh StringlemanNov 22, 2023
Prized riggit bull zooms into Champion of the World slot – without leaving home.
Data shows Aus is starting to destock
Neal WallaceNov 17, 2023
Processing ramps up in response to worsening dry conditions.
Lambs head out the farm gates
Suz BremnerNov 16, 2023
Round of sales kicks off at Tautane Station, back in on-farm auctions after 20 years.
Young auctioneer details 5-year journey to crowning moment
Annette ScottNov 16, 2023
Five years of dedication, perseverance and doing the hard yards have reaped rewards for Henry Miller, who was gunning for more than the bid in the New Zealand Young Auctioneers Contest.
Ashgrove Coopworths on the move south
Hugh StringlemanNov 14, 2023
Rams do well in the last ram sale in Northland before moving to Taumarunui.
Calf-rearing perseverance is paying off
Fiona QuarrieNov 9, 2023
Those who stuck it out against the odds have scored a small and well-deserved win at the saleyards
Farmers see red over Northland livestock exclusion plans
Hugh StringlemanNov 8, 2023
Fear is that hill country grazing will need costly resource consents in the future.
Tactics for tough times as lamb prices dive
Annette ScottNov 3, 2023
Farmers Weekly speaks to a farm systems scientist about the decisions facing sheep farmers.
Plenty to bleat about as lamb price tumbles
Neal WallaceNov 2, 2023
Schedule prices hit 2017 levels after falling earlier and further than expected.
Headwinds toughen outlook for lamb
Suz BremnerNov 2, 2023
Plenty of options for buyers, but signals beyond the farmgate have them feeling cautious.
Vast Aus flock a threat to NZ sheepmeat sales
Neal WallaceOct 26, 2023
Good rains swell tallies to 79 million head, keeping international prices low.
First-time sellers lift yearling bull season
Farmers WeeklyOct 25, 2023
New entrants a highlight amid softer prices in a challenging market.
North Island mustering support for on-farm sales
Suz BremnerOct 18, 2023
On-farm trend spreading from south, with six big sales planned before Christmas.
Glass urges DairyNZ to be ‘a lot braver’
Neal WallaceOct 13, 2023
Retiring director says courage will be needed to tackle future dairy industry challenges.
No end-of-season bounce for lamb prices
Neal WallaceOct 12, 2023
Export prices ease after a brief and modest recovery in August and September.
Yearling bulls on the truck for new homes
Hugh StringlemanOct 5, 2023
Spring auction notches up steady sales of beef bulls.
Where will store lamb prices end up?
Mel CroadOct 2, 2023
It’s not looking like a bumper start to the season for lamb or mutton, with export prices and competition between processors softer than usual for this time of the year.
Record yearling bull price at Twin Oaks
Hugh StringlemanSep 28, 2023
Averages down on recent years, reflecting tough economic times.
Bumper lot of bulls beef up INZB programme
Farmers WeeklySep 26, 2023
Positive response from breeders for across-breed Beef Progeny Test.
Questions over deer impact on forest carbon
Richard RennieSep 25, 2023
Cutting back on the number of animals may not in fact improve sequestration, report says.
Eastern farmers offload to meet El Niño
Suz BremnerSep 25, 2023
Weather system already blowing through the saleyards as farmers plan for a long dry summer.
Dairy’s turn to shine in Ahuwhenua spotlight
Farmers WeeklySep 25, 2023
Entries open for prestigious agricultural rotating trophy.
Young Waikato Hereford tops bull price
Hugh StringlemanSep 21, 2023
Determined bidding secures ‘very good bull’.
Yearling bull sales begin with lower prices
Hugh StringlemanSep 8, 2023
Multiples farming challenges reflected in bids.
PGW records solid annual result
Neal WallaceAug 15, 2023
Fully imputed final dividend of 10c/share to be paid on October 3.
Calf-rearing squeeze shows up in bullpen
Fiona QuarrieAug 14, 2023
With fewer willing to take on calf rearing there is now, as predicted, a shallower pool of Friesian bulls for finishers.
Nightmare journey to get stock to sale
Suz BremnerAug 7, 2023
Last year’s flurry of farm sales to foresters has reached its next phase: getting the stock off the farms – and it hasn’t been pretty.
Leachman Cattle sells huge stake to URUS
Hugh StringlemanAug 4, 2023
US company promises continuity of ‘great bulls, semen and data services’.
Livestock efficiency taps into digital
Neal WallaceAug 1, 2023
Data-based systems set to increase, SFF tells farmers.
Blanket of mud spreads around North Island
Suz BremnerJul 17, 2023
The never-ending rain is floating heavy stock off the farms and into the saleyards, where returns are softer but still respectable.
Lamb price plummets with no immediate relief in sight
Neal WallaceJul 12, 2023
July return dips below June for first time in 20 years.
Good outcomes, on average, for 2023 bull sales
Hugh StringlemanJul 10, 2023
Clearance rates ‘right up with past years’, auctioneers say.
Delayed East Coast bull sales hit high prices
Hugh StringlemanJul 6, 2023
Top honours go to historic stud at Whangara.
When a Speckle Park is not a Speckle Park
Suz BremnerJul 3, 2023
Having a speckled coat is no guarantee that the cattlebeast is a fast-growing, well-marbled, sweet-tempered Speckle Park.
Single BW index opposed by genetics firms
Gerald PiddockJun 28, 2023
LIC and CRV question need for a new index as mooted by DairyNZ.
Stern competition sets bull price records
Hugh StringlemanJun 24, 2023
Angus takes top spot in two-year-old bull sales with room to spare.
Stock class reductions cause for concern
Suz BremnerJun 19, 2023
Farm sales, policy changes and other trends are having a skewing effect at the saleyards, with, for example, increased demand for lambs coming when ewe numbers are continuing to fall.
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