This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak, which caused devastation to thousands of farms across the country. Around 6.5 million animals were culled, with a cost to the ...

Getting started in farming through having your own tenancy is not an impossible dream as husband and wife Glenn and Katy ...

Overseas research says llamas can help fend off predators like dogs, coyotes and dingoes - so the farm team put it to the ...

A Northland farmer says more than 250 of his family’s sheep have been killed by roaming dogs, and he’s thinking of quitting sheep farming if the killing can’t be stopped. His call for action comes in ...

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As many as 4,000 sheep are killed or injured by marauding dogs in up to 400 attacks on farms and hillsides countrywide every ...

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Nick Greaves, a shearer from Staffordshire, set a new eight-hour world lamb record in August 2024 by shearing 764 lambs. The fastest time in which a single lamb has ever been sheared is 37.9 seconds, ...

Overseas research suggests llamas can help fend off predators like dogs, coyotes and dingoes – so the farm team put it to the test. On a sunny weekday at lunchtime, Ken, Drick and Lamar are working ...

A farm worker had to swim stranded sheep to safety after huge downpours at Teddington.

Australian farmers are finding a new use for surplus sheep's wool. This low-value wool is now being spread on drought-hit fields. It helps soil retain moisture and rebuilds its structure. This ...