by Andrew Cribb (Cribby), Cribby is the Director/Veterinarian at East Coast Farm Vets Well, from a spring that was very hesitant to start, we have hit late spring / early summer with the some of the best grass growing conditions in a very long time. Grass is in abundance on the hills and the flats, as well as across the majority of the North Island. Prices for lamb, beef and venison are all high. A great position for breeding operations to be in, possibly not so great for the

Flystrike is a serious disease that affects many sheep in New Zealand every summer.