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Golden 1 Center World Butchers' Challenge

World butchers to battle it out in California

April 10, 2019

The World Butchers’ Challenge boldly claims to make rockstars out of butchers and is one step further to doing so after confirming the home for the 2020 competition as Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California […]

Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture

Outlook for red meat remains positive, says SOPI update

December 12, 2018

The outlook for red meat and wool remains positive with strong red meat export and farm-gate prices offsetting lower volumes forecast for 2019, according to the latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) report. […]

Beef + Lamb New Zealand proposes levies increase to meet future challenges

June 8, 2018

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ Ltd) yesterday launched consultation on a proposal to increase sheepmeat and beef levies to accelerate investment in a range of key programmes. B+LNZ is seeking farmers’ views on the […]

Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for tailored approach towards livestock emissions

June 8, 2018

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcomes the government’s commitment to setting a new carbon target and considering accounting for the differing contributions of specific livestock emissions as consultation on proposed Zero Carbon legislation gets […]

Best environmental foot forward for the NZ red meat sector

May 17, 2018

The New Zealand red meat sector is looking forward to 2050 by putting its best environmental foot forward with the launch yesterday of two initiatives, a new Environment Strategy for beef and sheep farmers and […]

Sir Charles Godfray, Oxford Martin School

NZ agriculture needs to become more sustainable

March 8, 2018

New Zealand agriculture needs to become more sustainable to capitalise on the clean, green, unspoiled image the country has overseas. That’s the view of Sir Charles Godfray, director of the Oxford Martin School at Oxford […]

MIA Focus: Changing proteins

February 7, 2018

The world of protein is changing … and fast. There is still hope for the red meat sector, and a window of between three and seven years to get organised, but no room for complacency. […]

Beef + Lamb New Zealand elected onto Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef board of directors

November 22, 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ Ltd) has been elected on to the board of directors of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) for a two-year term. The GRSB is a global initiative developed […]

Benchmarking a big plus for Ballance Farm Environment Awards

September 11, 2017

Sheep and beef farmers are amongst the winners in the country’s top farm environment awards. Benchmarking themselves against other farmers was one of the big pluses in entering the 2017 Ballance Farm Environment Awards for […]

Red meat sector making strides to reduce GHG emissions

June 1, 2017

New Zealand lamb and beef’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity is falling as production efficiencies make gains. The biennial NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Conference was held in Palmerston North at the end of March. […]

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