by Staff Reporters Monday, 16 April, 2007 In the 3400 store lambs penned at Matawhero there were some good lines with length and growth potential and buyers took advantage of a much wider choice than they have had for many weeks. Ewe lambs outnumbered their male counterparts and there were lines of ewe lambs that looked quite cheap, especially the smaller medium-type lamb. With no sale last week and prospects of reasonable rainfall, some were quite keen to take lambs aboard. Prime ewe...

My belly is groaning and so are my legs, and thanks to an over-expansive gesture by farmer Brian I have just taken a light spattering of sheep placenta in the face. I am not some kind of weirdo, but taking a Cart- wheel break on a small sheep farm near Arthurian Castle Cary, testing its theory that countryside weekends are good for farmers, the environment and the mental health of stressed-out Londoners. Cartwheel Farm Tourism is a not-for-profit organisation, run by farmers , that...

Suddenly he had an artistic breakthrough with Holes, an elaborately plotted, poignant, suspenseful tale of fate, of good rewarded with good and (spoiler alert!) gypsy curses broken when debts are paid. The author came to know her elderly neighbor, who raised goats for milk and was a topic of gossip in their town for her untidy yard and many goats. Why read children's literature? It's surprisingly nuanced and often addresses philosophical or ethical questions. Who can blame the elf for...

Here in England the benefits of salt marsh grazing have been known since the 13th century but sadly there are only a very few farmers in this country who have embraced this. When I went to Normandy many years ago the meat of animals that were grazed on an estuary with its aromatic grasses and herbs were highly prized and the flesh was served in reverent tones and was savoured as the best. In Wales too there is a great tradition of putting sheep and cattle out to graze where the tides come...

Goat project launch next Friday By Esme Rusberg The Ministry of Enterprise and Employment, in conjunction with Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA), will launch a goat project aimed at educating consumers and on how to prepare goat meat for the export market. Goat project launch next Friday By Esme Rusberg The Ministry of Enterprise and Employment, in conjunction with Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA), will launch a goat project aimed at educating consumers and on...