Sheep farming in New Zealand
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Sheep farming is a significant industry in New Zealand. According to 2007 figures reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there are 39 million sheep in the country. Th
Sheep and farmer near Ashburton
Glenmark mansion in the late 1880s, built for George Henry Moore, which served to demonstrate its owner's extreme wealth
Landscape 'carpeted' with sheep
Merino sheep
Agriculture in New Zealand
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In New Zealand, agriculture is the largest sector of the tradable economy. The country exported NZ$46.4 billion worth of agricultural products in the 12 months to June 2019, 79.6% of the country's tot
Sheep farming in New Zealand
…130 years, sheep farming was the country's most important agricultural industry, but it was overtaken by dairy farming in 1987. Sheep numbers peaked in New Zealand in 1982 to 70 million, but have dropped to about 24.4 million as of June 2023. There are 16,000 sheep and beef farms in the country which has made the…
A bullock wagon team taking wool from a farm station. The number of sheep in New Zealand peaked in the 1980s and has reduced due to lower profits from wool, and larger breeds of sheep for meat.
Early label from a tin of mutton from New Zealand
Beef and dairy cattle are important components of New Zealand agriculture.
Hay bales in Otago