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More New Zealand farms look to make the switch from milking cows to sheep


Waikato’s two sheep milk companies are starting to expand as more farmers look for alternatives to bovine dairy to lower their environmental footprint.

The growth comes as farmers are being put under increasing pressure to meet tough new regulations around water quality and carbon emissions. Both Maui Milk and Spring Sheep Dairy are holding open days over the next several days as they look to further showcase the industry to potential suppliers.

Spring Sheep Milk’s  business manager Thomas Macdonald said they had signed up a supplier in Karaka, South Auckland who was milking 600 ewes on an outdoor farm system and had up to three more suppliers set to begin milking sheep next season.

Ewes rest in on of the sheds at one of Spring Sheep Dairy's farms near Cambridge.
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Ewes rest in on of the sheds at one of Spring Sheep Dairy’s farms near Cambridge.
Source: stuff.co.nz

 


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