Spokesman Martin Hall says farmers need to hear the thoughts of their processing company on the future of lamb and sheep farming. He says farmers who are sick of getting low prices for their animals have to get into their trucks and get to shareholder meetings - and he says there is no point sitting quietly. Hall says the only way to improve the industry and prices is by making demands. He accuses farmers of being guilty of watching the industry deteriorate.

Rack of baby goat (capretto) with Provenale vegetables 3 Capretto racks approximately 300g each 2 cloves garlic finely chopped 4 teaspoons chopped fresh herbs including thyme, rosemary and marjoram teaspoon ground black pepper teaspoon sea salt 50ml olive oil 1 large onion peeled and sliced 1 red capsicum 4 large ripe tomatoes 4 small zucchini 50ml olive oil. Rack of baby goat (capretto) with Provenale vegetables 3 Capretto racks approximately 300g each 2 cloves garlic finely chopped 4...

Producers were selling more value added quality lamb but farmgate prices were edging downwards, so they were being forced to keep running to stand still. Mr Roberts claimed that the position had been exacerbated by an unjustifiable increase in lamb imports at a time when home-killed supplies were plentiful. Rees Roberts, HCCs chairman, said the organisations latest research indicated that a combination of low market price and rising production costs threatened the long-term future of the...

They may not be the brightest lights around, but "they're very good at what they do," he says. Some sheep got the dose in liquid form, some in capsules and two other groups of sheep got placebos to serve as a control. University researchers are trying to train sheep, such as these on a northern California research farm, to be grape mowers. The animals then got a small dose of lithium chloride, a drug that doesn't produce any outward signs in the dosed sheep but leaves them feeling queasy,...

Designed for anyone who wants to learn more about raising goats for meat, milk or fiber, these tours aim to teach sound goat husbandry and help support the growing Maine market for local cheese and meat. UMaine Extension s series of goat enterprise tours is taking place through September at farms around the state. Considered browsers rather than grazers as they prefer leaves over grass, goats are known for their productivity and resourcefulness in grazing brush land. Goat meat, called...

Since early this year prices have been relatively flat and many arable farmers who bought store lambs at the major sales last autumn may not repeat the exercise in little more than a month's time when the sales resume, unless the trade is about 10 per head lower. Since early this year prices have been relatively flat and many arable farmers who bought store lambs at the major sales last autumn may not repeat the exercise in little more than a month's time when the sales resume, unless the...