The pastoral sector covers New Zealand's pasture based-livestock industries including the dairy, deer, sheep, beef and wool sectors.

New Zealand's farming systems are based primarily on year-round grass fed livestock, housed outdoors. It is this system that makes New Zealand unique.

MAF provides summaries of the various pastoral industries, along with statistics, monitoring reports and analysis of the current trends and issues. It also provides information on funding programmes and practical support available to the sectors.