The NZ Southdown Society Flock Book is available online as a pdf to view for our international breeders and friends and anyone else in NZ that would like to see.
You can download it here or visit our flock book page to see various annual flockbooks.
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- Carterton rates review could bring major hikes for forestry and dairy farms 27/08/2026Forestry property rates could soar in Carterton under proposed road funding changes. […]
- Listen to The Country: Paul Henry on Act, the Climate Change Commission and farming 27/08/2026Today: Shane Jones, Kate Acland, Paul Henry, Chris Russell, and Jack Cocks. […]
- Industrial hemp sector wants more seed in the ground across New Zealand 26/08/2026Rules now let growers plant low-THC hemp without a licence, with notice. […]
- Carterton rates review could bring major hikes for forestry and dairy farms 27/08/2026
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- Industrial hemp sector wants more seed in the ground across New ZealandIt was part of a suite of changes from a regulation review announced in Ashburton last December. […]
- Farmers believe rising pest numbers of deer, possums outpacing control efforts - surveyThe survey featured one farmer who reported $100,000 in production losses after a leptospirosis outbreak, believed to be spread by wild pigs. […]
- Global wine slump affecting exports from down under - new statsAustralia's wine exports drop in major markets, while NZ makes gains in China, holds steady in the UK. […]
- Free-range hens likely to go in and out of lockdown as bird flu cases continue to emergeHundreds of thousands of free-range hens have been kept inside as a third bird flu case is confirmed in Aotearoa. […]
- Country Life: Taranaki dairy farm's herd homeSpending an extra half a million dollars building a herd home for his cows means Paul Kuriger can milk for an extra month. […]
- Agriculture boom drives 'fantastic' result for NZ's largest farmer, PāmuStrong farm performance aided by high commodity prices have lifted the balance sheet for state-owned Pāmu Farming. […]
- Government scraps certification requirement for some drone operationsThe government says it is freeing up farmers to use drones more but critics say it increases the chance that a machine could veer off and kill someone […]
- Tiki is New Zealand's first certified regenerative vineyard and wineryIts founder says the achievement is rooted in values passed down through his whānau. […]
- Dairy prices rally at latest global auction amid threat of El Niño disruptionRecord temperatures in Europe and the prospect of months of El Niño-related disruption in the Southern Hemisphere could impact supply, expert says. […]
- Far North family furious after prized bull shot, butchered on farm propertyA Northland family is searching for answers after finding one of their breeding bulls shot, bled and butchered on their farm in Ngataki. […]
- Beef boom pushes up NZ cattle numbers, while sheep flock continues to shrink - new surveyBoth islands still have more than 11 million sheep, but a boom for beef is driving up cattle numbers. […]
- Industrial hemp sector wants more seed in the ground across New Zealand
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