2 Sep 2022

Fears of cow shortage as calf rearers in short supply

From Country Life, 9:05 pm on 2 September 2022
Calving on coastal dairy farms in Southland is about half way through.

Photo: Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

Fewer people are raising calves in some parts of the country this season, and concern is growing about a potential shortage of cattle further down the track.

Bernadette Hunt has a beef and sheep fattening farm just north of Gore and says more bobby calves than usual are going straight to the works.