Catch up with your local Beef + Lamb New Zealand Director at one of our Farmer Updates during July and August. Click here to find the date and location of the meeting nearest you.

The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Central Progeny Test aims to help identify the best genetics across sheep breeds. The latest results booklet is now available, listing the top 25 terminal sires and top 25 dual purpose rams, evaluated for a range of growth and yield traits. Click here

Sheep Improvement Ltd (SIL) – part of Beef + Lamb New Zealand – has launched FlockFinder, a world-first internet-based tool to help ram buyers identify breeders producing rams with the genetic traits most relevant to their operation. Flockfinder is free to use and available at www.sil.co.nz/flockfinder.aspx

Meat & Wool New Zealand Limited has changed its name to Beef + Lamb New Zealand Limited (B+LNZ), effective 1 July 2010. Our website address has changed to http://www.beeflambnz.com/ and our email addresses have changed to firstname.lastname@beeflambnz.com. Our freephone number is now 0800 BEEFLAMB. All other contact details remain the same.

Presentations from the Sheep & Beef Council Farmer Science Day held at Massey University on 23 June are now available. Click here

Our Economic Service's Movements in Sheep and Beef Farm Input Prices 2009-10 report shows New Zealand sheep and beef farmers experienced a 3.5 per cent decrease in input prices for the year ended March 2010. Click here

Our OutStanding in the Field initiatives encourage young people to consider taking up a career in sheep and beef farming and related service industries. Click here for more information and a link to the new OutStanding in the Field website

Everything you need to know about New Zealand agriculture in one handy document! The 34th edition of the Compendium of Farm Facts is now available. Click here