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    • Feds keen to join world body 17/05/2012
      Federated Farmers of New Zealand and the Australian National Farmers' Federation (NFF) will both apply for membership of international agricultural advocac […]
    • Wool holds steady 17/05/2012
      The 7,900 bales of North Island wool on offer this week saw a 68.7% clearance with a generally firm to dearer trend, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd […]
    • Swine of a ruling 17/05/2012
      PIG FARMERS battling dismal returns fear a High Court ruling has condemned them to an even more uncertain future. It follows the High Court’s decision to uphold […]
    • Taking on the big boys 17/05/2012
      A NEW online rural supplies service is about more than just offering your farm needs direct to door: it promises to help independent local stores compete with t […]

  • Farming News

    • Shear joy for wool industry
      As a young girl growing up on Mt Nicholas Station, at the head of Lake Wakatipu, Kate Cocks was used to a life of uncertainty. Her parents, Lynda and Robert Butson, were high-country merino farmers, their extensive 100,000-acre property spreading from the edge of the lake to the tops of the distant peaks. […]
    • Tainui leader urges Talley's to end strife
      "There seems to be little recognition of the Maori blood, sweat and tears" that made Affco into a successful business. […]
    • Union reaction to Affco 'disdainful'
      The final straw that forced the lockout of Affco meat workers was when a mediator reported the union had laughed at the company's claims, the Employment Court has heard. […]

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Rural News – Southdown Special – October 2011

Rural News – Southdown Special – October 2011

30/10/2011

By clicking on the link below you can read the Southdown Special that was published in the Rural...

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Australian Tour 2011

Australian Tour 2011

09/10/2011

Photos from the Annual Southdown Society Tour which visited Australia in 2011.

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Meat Cuts

Meat Cuts

19/09/2010

Today's lamb cuts make full use of the whole carcase. Understanding the various cuts as a farmer...

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Breed Type (Standard of Excellence)

Breed Type (Standard of Excellence)

19/09/2010

Standard of Excellence of a Southdown INTRODUCTION The role of the Southdown breed in New...

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  • Rural News – Southdown Special – October 2011
  • Australian Tour 2011
  • Meat Cuts
  • Breed Type (Standard of Excellence)

Welcome to the Southdown Sheep Society website.

The Southdown sheep breed should be your first stop when looking for top performing mutton breeds and terminal sires to use with commercial flocks.

While our website will always be a work in progress we hope to add more and more information to support our members, our commercial partners, and the livestock farming industry in general. So have a look around our website, contact any of the Council or Breeders for more information, or if you have questions, we will only be to pleased to help.

The latest news items can be read by clicking on ‘Southdown News’ in the left column or at the top of each page, or for the latest three news items click a red headline below.

Special Recent Posts

Central Southdown Breeders Club Feature Show – Mayfield 10 March 2012

Central Southdown Breeders Club Feature Show - Mayfield 10 March 2012

March 14th, 2012

  The Central Southdown Breeders' Club hosted  a  Southdown Feature event  at Mayfi[read full story]

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National Southern Tour 2012

March 12th, 2012

Southdown Sheep Society of New Zealand National Southern Tour 2012 Hosted by Southland Southdown B[read full story]

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Southdown NZ Newsletter 101

March 12th, 2012

NEWSLETTER NO. 101. As the year races along yet again the weather has been very different from la[read full story]

“Deer Get Marching Orders” Hawkes Bay Today – 2 February 2012

"Deer Get Marching Orders" Hawkes Bay Today - 2 February 2012

March 2nd, 2012

Deer get marching orders PATRICK O'SULLIVAN | Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:01 CHANGE OF TACK[read full story]