Beef Farming
Out-of-the-box beef farmer aims for no waste
Claire Wells is one of few farmers who get to meet all their consumers face-to-face. The Gladstone beef farmer has just launched a gate-to-plate meat box business. Her subscribers pay for a "kinder"… Audio
A sweet spot on the farm
Beef farmer Bex Trotter has transformed a roadside paddock into a strawberry field at Luggate in Central Otago. Despite a lack of tourists Red Bridge Berries has been well supported in its first… Audio
Spectacular Speckles are turning heads
There's a lot of chatter about Speckle Park cattle. The Canadian breed is the fastest growing cattle breed on the planet. New Zealand farmers are jumping on board. Beef farmers like Speckle Parks… Audio, Gallery
Bringing up the boys - calf rearing in Waikato
Mark Bocock rears 4500 calves a year at his property near Te Awamutu in Waikato. At this time of year he's working 12 hours a day, making 140 farm visits a week to pick up calves. Audio
Farmers Making Burgers
Five hundred thousand beef patties are made for McDonalds each day in New Zealand. Country Life joins farmers on a tour to see how meat they provide ends up in burgers. Audio, Gallery
Calls for ban on grain-fed beef feedlots
Animal welfare organisation SAFE and Fish and Game are both calling for feedlots to be banned in New Zealand before they become prevalent. Video, Audio
SAFE calls for end to feedlots
Animal rights group SAFE says New Zealand's biggest feedlot puts our international reputation at risk and is calling on the Environment Minister to ban the practice. Video, Audio
The Drunken Nanny
Wairarapa sheep and beef farming couple Amanda and Lindsey Goodman have now added dairy goats to the mix. Lindsey squeezes in milking once a day and Amanda makes award-winning fresh goats cheese. Audio, Gallery
Regional Wrap with Young Farmers
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Dairy farmers are enjoying the lull before calving begins next month. Winter shearing is underway in the north. Audio, Gallery
Weaner prices up by as much as 21 percent
Weaner prices have hit record highs as dairy farmers turn to beef to increase their profits.
Frustrated dairy farmers look to converting their farms
Converting to beef farming is starting to look even more appealing for some struggling dairy farmers. Audio
Guest
Doug Lineham is the project manager of the Dairy Beef Integration Programme. He wants dairy farmers to consider using proven beef sires over their dairy cows to add to their incomes and to 'beef up'… Audio
Sector Report Vegetables and Beef
Bharat Jivan from the Pukekohe Vegetable Association looks at a few vege crops, and Bob Thompson from AgFirst discusses beef farming. Audio