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Barber’s Wire: ANZCO confident no repeat of horror year

July 10, 2019

ANZCO’s 2018 pre-tax loss of $38 million was the worst result in the company’s history. The exporter has traditionally posted a profit, even in difficult years for the meat industry which has always had a […]

Barber’s Wire: Two reports, two different audiences

June 26, 2019

ANZ Bank’s Red Meat Benchmarking report and KPMG’s 2019 Agribusiness Agenda were both released during Fieldays week and both addressed the challenges facing the agricultural sector and farmers, but that’s just about where the similarities […]

Barber’s Wire: More dairy beef unlikely to flood the market

June 12, 2019

Meat processors have tried for years to encourage dairy farmers to up their numbers of beef cross calves and either keep them or on-sell to rearers at three months old, notes Allan Barber. Rearing white […]

Barber’s Wire: Agricultural sector committed to meeting realistic GHG targets

May 29, 2019

The negative reaction to the methane target range in the Climate Change Amendment (Zero Carbon) Bill should not be taken as an indication the rural sector is at all opposed to the purpose of the […]

Barber’s Wire: Unforgettable tour of the country

May 21, 2019

I have just returned home after two weeks touring New Zealand, mostly the South Island, by train and coach and can honestly say it was the most stunningly beautiful trip I have ever made. It […]

Barber’s Wire: Co-operative model not ideal for all business types

May 7, 2019

Co-operatives emerged in the 19th century as an important business structure designed to protect the interests of a group of members, based on the principle of equitable distribution of benefits related to use or supply, […]

Barber’s Wire: Taste Pure Nature launched in California

April 17, 2019

After more than a year’s thorough research and careful planning the New Zealand red meat sector’s country of origin brand Taste Pure Nature has been launched in the chosen test market of California, writes red […]

Barber’s Wire: Silver Fern Farms’ marginal profit shows benefit of new ownership

April 1, 2019

The 50 percent Chinese owned meat processor and exporter, Silver Fern Farms (SFF), has posted its first normal full year result since the change in shareholding structure after the long and sometimes acrimonious debate in […]

Barber’s Wire: Warkworth A&P Show over for another year

March 27, 2019

What a relief – the Warkworth A&P Show took place last Saturday, closely following the horrendous terrorist attack on Muslims in Christchurch, without adverse weather, traffic jams or any other problems, writes Allan Barber. As […]

Barber’s Wire: NZFAP essential to high value exports

February 28, 2019

Since the start date of 1 July 2017 the NZ Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) has already generated a high uptake by processors and producers with a significant level of success, writes Allan Barber. According to […]

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