There is a well known saying, 'no pain, no gain' and that will be ringing true in the minds of Milk Link’s 1,600 producers, who are on the brink of reaping just reward for 12 years of loyalty and investment.New Zealand sees upturn in sheep numbers
BEEF and Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service says after three consecutive years of dramatic decline, there has been a 2.5 per cent increase in total sheep numbers.
The total now stands at 33.20 million head – driven by the retention of hoggets.
This is up 10.4 per cent on the previous year on both breeding and finishing farms.
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