Sheep

In 2009 a group of Banks Peninsula sheep farmers pooled resources and formed the Banks Peninsula Farms Wool Growers Company to increase the value of the wool and to strengthen their farming community… Audio

Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and… Audio

Australians might need to shelve the sheep jibes, as New Zealand's woolliest population drops to its lowest point since the 1930s. Audio

Marlborough hill country farmer David Grigg, Mid-Canterbury cropping farmer David Clark and Tim Jones from 45 South Cherry Orchard in Central Otago. Audio

Dave Miller from AgFirst talks about dairy fortunes and Steve Wyn-Harris looks at lamb prices and the mood of sheep and beef farmers. Audio

Sheep Heaven is a lifestyle block near Hamilton. Four years ago a foundation flock of ten ewes was purchased and over time the ups and downs of farming them and their off spring have been reported… Audio

Farmers in Stratford are on the alert after a recent spate of sheep rustling. In the latest incident 300 lambs were stolen. Jesse Mulligan speaks to local Federal Farmers President Bronwyn Muir. Audio

Brian Hales farms exotic sheep alongside his commercial flock in Wimbledon, southern Hawkes Bay. Recently he invited the public onto his farm so they could see the sheep being shorn, run their fingers… Audio

High country sheep have been saved from being eaten alive by kea. Kea strikes - which happen when the native bird digs its beak into the wool, eating it, the fat and the flesh - have long been a… Audio

New Zealand's first shipment of frozen mutton was slaughtered at Totara Estate and sent to Britain from Port Chalmers in 1882. It was the beginnings of New Zealand's multi-billion dollar frozen meat… Audio

Phil King is a 70 year old central Hawkes Bay farmer. He's been a champion ram breeder and fat lamb produce, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of NZ and organiser of the AC Cameron Award… Audio

The 2014 New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association Tux South Island and New Zealand Championship is being hosted by the Geraldine Collie Dog Club at Waihi Station near Geraldine. There are four events… Audio