The 4 million visitors a year to the idyllic Cornwall Park Farm in central Auckland can now be sure they’re seeing some of the best farmed livestock in the country, after the farm’s cattle won an award in the recent Steak of Origin cuisine competition. The produce from the beautiful and docile Simmental cattle, which … Read more
It’s raining, coldish, muddy with a bit of what cattle do — every reason for a townie to stay inside. But for Northern Hawke’s Bay farmer Jon Knauf and daughter Lauren the elements are barely anything to bat an eyelid at as we venture outdoors to get a look at the weaner cattle in the paddocks … Read more
The country’s most succulent sirloin steak comes from a simmental cattle beast farmed by Wairoa simmental breeders Colleen and Jon Knauf … Read more
The first meat quality results from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics (BLNZ Genetics) beef progeny test are showing that farmers can select genetics to markedly improve their beef herds, and better marbling than expected in some breeds. Last year the test showed superior growth rates for the Simmental breed in particular compared to … Read more