sheep – MeatExportNZ

New Zealand’s cattle herd grows 2.8%

August 15, 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says that during the past year, New Zealand’s beef cattle herd increased by 2.8 per cent – to 3.6 million head – while the decline in the sheep flock slowed […]

Advice valuable for previous environment award finalist

August 14, 2017

Having a group of people of differing expertise visit her farm to view and offer advice was extremely valuable for 2017 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards finalist, Nic Leary. Leary is in charge of Tarata […]

Political promises at RMSC 2017

August 4, 2017

Around 40 days out from the opening of polling booths for the 23 September election, four politicians took up invitations to join a panel, compèred by Meat Industry Association (MIA) chairman John Loughlin last Sunday […]

New NZ genetics centre launched

July 20, 2017

Massey University’s new genetics centre was officially launched last week, bringing home world-leading New Zealand scientist Professor Dorian Garrick to lead it. The AL Rae Centre for Genetics will build world leading expertise in the […]

Barber’s Wire: dairy beef profitable for beef and dairy

July 19, 2017

For well over 20 years one of the largest challenges in the meat industry has been dairy farmers’ lack of recognition of the opportunity to make more money from their calves by selling them to […]

The winners of the 2017 Sheep Industry Awards are …

July 7, 2017

The skills and depth of talent within this country’s sheep industry were recognised at Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ)’s Sheep Industry Awards in Invercargill last night. Now in their sixth year, the Award’s celebrate […]

Rural confidence trends remarkably similar across sectors

June 29, 2017

The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey shows the highest level of confidence among all agricultural sectors since the survey started in 2003 which is proof of the remarkable success of New Zealand agriculture and commodity […]

Finalists named in Beef + Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards

June 16, 2017

Leading farmers, scientists, a retired sheep breeder and a ground-breaking stock trading company are among the finalists selected in this year’s Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ Ltd) Sheep Industry Awards. This year’s Awards feature […]

Registrations open for NZSAP conference

June 8, 2017

There will be plenty of scientific interest for red meat people later this month at the 2017 New Zealand Society of Animal Production (NZSAP) conference in Rotorua. Conference organiser Cameron Craigie, AgResearch science impact leader […]

Declines in interest rates offset a sharp rise in fuel prices for sheep and beef farms

June 7, 2017

Sheep and beef farm input prices dipped slightly in the year to March 2017 as on-farm inflation was ‑0.1 percent, according to the latest Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Economic Service Sheep and Beef […]

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