Early slaughter date makes for better margins

摘要

Southland sheep farmer Neil Gardyne believes having a clear focus on lamb slaughter dates is enabling him to maximise margins.Mr Gardyne, who runs 6,500 Kelso composite ewes on his 466ha upland farm in the Otama Valley with his wife Pip, is increasing throughput by killing most of his lambs by 93 days - 74 days ahead of the New Zealand average.