Sheep Industry News: New Zealand
08 May 2019
Beef + Lamb NZ Says Methane Reduction Targets 'Unreasonable'NEW ZEALAND - Methane reduction targets set out in government's climate change legislation are unreasonable, the organisation representing sheep and beef producers says....
24 October 2016
New Zealand Ready to Confront Any Food and Mouth IncursionNEW ZEALAND - An on-farm exercise run by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows that New Zealand is well prepared to manage the biosecurity aspects of a foot and mouth disease (FMD)...
06 September 2016
New Zealand's Sheep Milk Industry to Grow with New InvestmentNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's fledgling sheep milk industry has received a significant boost today with approval of the business case for a new Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programme between...
18 August 2016
New Zealand's Sheep Flock Down after Weather, Disease ImpactsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s beef cattle herd increased by 2.8 per cent to 3.7 million during the 2015–16 season, at the same time as the country’s sheep flock decreased 3.0 per cent and...
27 July 2016
NZ Farmer Confidence Hit by Brexit VoteNEW ZEALAND - Farmer confidence has picked up slightly since surveyed last in January but remains weak, according to Federated Farmers’ July 2016 Farm Confidence Survey....
23 June 2016
Concerns Over New Zealand's Meat Export Markets if Brexit HappensNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand says those who think Brexit won’t have an impact on trade because the United Kingdom (UK) only takes 2 per cent of New Zealand’s exports, are missing...
29 April 2016
NZ Farm Salaries Strong Despite Tough TimesNEW ZEALAND - Dry stock farmers’ salaries have seen strong growth in the last year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank’s 2015/2016 employee remuneration report....
18 April 2016
New Zealand Proposes New Animal Welfare RulesNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback on proposed regulations designed to take the next step in improving animal welfare in New Zealand....
NZ Lamb Shipments, Export Returns IncreaseNEW ZEALAND - The first half of the 2015–16 meat export season ended on 31 March 2016 and analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Economic Service shows that red meat (including beef, veal, lamb...
16 March 2016
EU Ag Council Activates New Measures to Tackle Price CrisisEU - The European Commission has activated unprecedented measures to combat the crisis in agricultural markets, after a meeting of ministers which was met by farmer protesters in Brussels this...
03 March 2016
Weak Lamb Prices Cutting into NZ Sheep Farmers’ ProfitsNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has released its mid-season update....
24 February 2016
NZ Farmers' Confidence Still at Low EbbNEW ZEALAND - Farmer confidence remains in the doldrums, the Federated Farmers' 2015/16 Mid-Season Farm Confidence Survey has revealed....
19 February 2016
New Programme Sets Sights on Strong Wool Returns in New ZealandNEW ZEALAND - A new collaboration between The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) aims to deliver premiums for New Zealand's strong wool sector - a...
03 February 2016
Economic Cost of NZ Pasture Weeds Larger Than ThoughtNEW ZEALAND - New research shows the true cost of California thistle to be close to $700 million in lost pastoral farm revenue each year and also suggests that previous estimates of the cost...
21 January 2016
Mohair Conference to Improve NZ Goat BusinessesNEW ZEALAND - Some of the world’s leading experts in Angora goats and mohair are arriving in New Zealand to share their knowledge and expertise with the country’s Angora goat farmers....
12 January 2016
El Niño Impacts to Hit NZ Farmers for MonthsNEW ZEALAND - Recent rain has been a welcome respite from ongoing dry weather conditions in much of the country, but farmers in drought-affected parts of New Zealand will continue to feel the...
11 January 2016
New Zealand Farmers Expecting More Tough Times AheadNEW ZEALAND - Many farmers have weathered difficult conditions in 2015 and the majority see no relief coming in the New Year, according to a poll conducted by Federated Farmers....
23 December 2015
Pre-lamb Drenching of Ewes Risks Resistant WormsNEW ZEALAND - New research has highlighted a previously unrecognised risk from the common practice of treating ewes with long-acting anthelminitic drenches. ...
16 December 2015
New Zealand Extends Sheep Breeding ProjectNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics is increasing the breadth of testing for genetic potential in New Zealand sheep by adjusting the focus of its Central Progeny Test to increase relevance...
14 December 2015
NZ Farmers Urged to Help Each Other in Dry El Niño WeatherNEW ZEALAND - Farming organisation Federated Farmers is encouraging drought affected farmers struggling due to the dry El Niño weather pattern to continue destocking as necessary, and to think...
10 December 2015
New Zealand Lamb Crop at 60-Year LowNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Lamb Crop 2015 report estimates 23.9 million lambs were tailed this spring – the smallest lamb crop since 1953....
12 November 2015
EU, New Zealand Boost Trade with New Veterinary AgreementNEW ZEALAND - Technical amendments to the EU-New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures in live animals and animal products have recently been made to boost existing trade relations. ...
16 October 2015
NZ Beef Export Returns Exceed Sheepmeat For First Time in 20 YearsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's beef export returns have reached a record high, overtaking sheep export returns for the first time in two decades....
05 October 2015
Debate over Chinese Investment in New Zealand Beef and Lamb GiantANALYSIS - One of New Zealand leading beef and lamb companies, Silver Fern Farms, is set to form a 50:50 partnership with major Chinese meat processor Shanghai Maling....
02 October 2015
NZ Lamb Exports Down, but Chinese New Year a PositiveNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's lamb exports for this season (October 2014-July 2015) are three per cent below last year's figures, according to the latest data from Statistics New Zealand....
25 September 2015
New Zealand Sheep Industry in ContractionNEW ZEALAND – New Zealand’s sheep flock has shrunk to 28.6 million, a drop of 4.1 per cent on the previous year....
18 September 2015
Scientists Strive to Con Protective Shell off ParasitesNEW ZEALAND – A new foray into parasite control will see New Zealand researchers try to stimulate larvae into shedding their protective skin to then die before becoming ingested....
26 August 2015
Farms Not “High Risk” Work Places, Say KiwisNEW ZEALAND – Farmers should be relieved that most operations will not be classed as “high risk work places”, according to New Zealand’s levy board....
25 August 2015
New Zealand Lamb Prices “Well Below” 2014 LevelsNEW ZEALAND – Issues on the demand side of the market have pushed New Zealand lamb down 54 cents per kilo on this time last year....
19 August 2015
Ten Year Old British Texel Genetics Rank Third in Kiwi TestNEW ZEALAND – A Texel ram from a UK sire exported to Australia as an embryo in 2004 has ranked third in an overall central progeny test by a New Zealand levy board....
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