An artificial breeding programme underpins impressive beef growth rates on an East Coast farm. By Sandra Taylor. Photos: Rebecca Williams. WHEN MICHAEL AND MANDY Loffler’s bull calves tipped the scales at 400kg at weaning this year, it was a good indication they were on the right track with both their genetics and their feeding. That these calves...
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A King Country farm manager and her team have a reputation for finishing good lambs...
A Manawatu couple have built an award-winning farm business based on proven science and paying...
Raising beef cattle on the river flats of South Westland provides distinctive challenges for local farmers. Lynda Gray...
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Angus or Angus-Hereford cows are the stock of choice on Paparata Station, Mike Bland writes....
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Max Tweedie was just 21 when he founded Hallmark Angus Stud and after buying the...
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When selecting bulls, the best way to achieve genetic improvement in offspring is selection based on...
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When the dairy boom moved in on their inland Oamaru farms, the Harveys took a...
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After weaning, feed intake and animal growth rate are the most important parameters raising beef,...
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The Meat Maker is the star breed to a Wairarapa farming operation. By Russell Priest. For Tinui’s...
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