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New Zealand agricultural education. 9. Better ways needed for future learning

 By Dr Clive Dalton Summary of urgent priorities Priority 1 Give the PrimaryITO total responsibility to oversee all New Zealand primary industry training and education (below University level), and to provide basic information for all entering the primary industries.  If there was overseas interest, then they could handle that too. Priority 2 Provide the PrimaryITO with … Read more

Sheep Farm Husbandry – Meat; Grading; Slaughter; Home kill

Meat from sheep: the law; grading; slaughter; home killing By Dr Clive Dalton Sheep meat image problem Beef producers are fortunate as regardless of age, their animals all produce “beef”. Sadly for sheep farmers where we don’t talk about “sheep meat” as a generic term, there are three products to market – lamb, hogget and … Read more