That’s the situation facing farmers who are voting with their chequebooks by paying a premium for these new self-shedding ...

While new to the sheep of the North Island, it took Mayo just 8min 15.7sec for the five second-shear sheep, almost 50 seconds quicker than next-man-off and fellow Canterbury Marlborough circuit ...

Meant for meat production, ‘Nudies’ are a breed of sheep that don’t grow wool, allowing farmers to save on costs.

NEW Zealand shearer and former professional squash hopeful Jamie Skiffington is looking well primed for a solo world ...

Jamie Skiffington during a successful two-stand shearing record attempt near Whanganui two years ago, On Monday, January 20 ...

Having spent most of his time traveling the world shearing sheep, Will Hinton has changed farming direction. He now milks cows on a share-farming basis in ...

SAFE is calling for an independent inquiry after evidence of severe violence towards sheep was captured across 34 farms.

The New Zealand Merino Company says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty by an animal rights group - and could expel ...

“At shearing time we employ independent shearing contractors, to shear the sheep, who work in accordance with New Zealand industry accepted guidelines and practices,” the Cochranes said in a ...

The story of Wairarapa shearer David Buick’s bounce back from near-crippling injuries in a farm accident over three years ago ...

Alexia Phillips, from Waikato, but based in West Australia, will make the attempt on February 22 at Spring Valley Farm, ...