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Kōrero: Farming in the economy

Deer farming

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Deer farming

The decline in wool and sheep-meat prices in the mid-1980s forced farmers to diversify. Deer farming was one option for stock farmers. Deer are now farmed for meat, velvet and for trophy hunting. These red-deer stags have spectacular antlers.

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Robert Peden, Farming in the economy – A sunset industry? 1984 to the present, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17644/deer-farming (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.