sheep – MeatExportNZ

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 […]

SFF confirms Fairton sheepmeat closure

May 31, 2017

Silver Fern Farms has confirmed it will close its Fairton sheepmeat processing plant following a continued decline in regional sheep numbers. Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton says support is being offered to the […]

Far North Farms Wins Ahuwhenua Trophy

May 29, 2017

Omapere Rangihamama Trust farm near Kaikohe in the Far North has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award for the top sheep and beef farm in Aotearoa New Zealand. The announcement […]

Barber’s Wire: Politicians railing against SFF decisions are missing the mark

May 26, 2017

Allan Barber believes it was better for Silver Fern Farms’ to front up to certainty in proposing closure for its SFF Fairton plant rather than waiting for the axe to fall. Politicians railing against SFF’s […]

Barber’s Wire: Fairton closure unfortunate but inevitable

May 18, 2017

Silver Fern Farms decision to close its Fairton plant did not have much to do with Shanghai Maling’s investment, but was only a matter of time. Even the workforce had apparently come to accept the […]

Silver Fern Farms proposes closing Fairton plant

May 17, 2017

Silver Fern Farms is planning to close its Fairton sheepmeat processing plant following a continued decline in regional sheep numbers. Silver Fern Farms has advised its people of the proposal to permanently close the site […]

First Iran meat shipment welcomed

May 15, 2017

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston. “This is great news for Taylor Preston […]

Sheep and beef farmers make biodiversity contribution through QE11 covenants

May 9, 2017

New Zealand sheep and beef farmers are making a significant contribution to New Zealand’s biodiversity and landscape protection, a new study on Queen Elizabeth 11 National Trust covenants has highlighted. The study by the University […]

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