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Silver Fern Farms launches new shareholder benefits programme

September 20, 2017

Silver Fern Farms Co-operative’s new shareholder benefits programme has a suite of incentives designed to reward shareholders and encourage the supply of quality livestock to Silver Fern Farms Limited says chairman Rob Hewett. “The shareholder […]

Comment: Now is not the time to elect for change for the red meat sector

September 15, 2017

Anyone else noticed there’s an election on here in New Zealand? It’s been wonderful to see the electorate so engaged in the debates and also, in some ways, that the rural sector – the backbone of […]

Rabobank has a three-point plan to add value to NZ lamb exports

September 15, 2017

New Zealand needs to increase investment in value-adding to its lamb exports, in the face of growing competition and changing dynamics in major markets, according to a new industry report. Maximising the value of New […]

B+LNZ chairman James Parsons speaking at the start of the programme.

MIA Focus: Future meat ‘take nothing for granted’

August 9, 2017

The future for New Zealand’s red meat sector will include dealing with disrupted trade in markets around the world – including the rise of alternative meats and synthetic proteins – earning a social licence to […]

Silver Fern Farms launches $30,000 national youth scholarships

June 16, 2017

Silver Fern Farms will award $5,000 to six young people around New Zealand to assist with developing their careers in food and farming in the red meat sector. Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton […]

Barber’s Wire: British agricultural report sees NZ as model for the future

May 17, 2017

A recently published report entitled The Future is Another Country by British consulting firm, Ferguson Cardo, attempts to describe a positive picture of post-Brexit Britain, using the example of New Zealand in the 1980s as […]

Barber’s Wire: saleyard activity not helping lamb quality

May 4, 2017

In spite of pre-season protestations of good processor behaviour, the current environment means lamb procurement competition is tougher than it has been for several years. Circumstances have combined to produce a perfect storm. It isn’t […]

Alliance Group rolls out Women’s Workshop initiative

April 10, 2017

New Zealand’s female farmers are set to benefit from Alliance Group’s popular Women’s Workshop series next month. Alliance Group is holding its Women’s Workshops in Taupo, Dannevirke, Nelson, Amberley, Geraldine, Invercargill, Gore and Mosgiel. The […]

Red Meat Story: The prologue

April 10, 2017

Layering the emotional with the rational, collaboration between meat companies and farmers and recognising consumers’ social bonds and personal values are among the ingredients for the newly emerging Red Meat Story. Meat exporters have been […]

Barber’s Wire: objective carcase measurement – essential or just nice to have?

April 6, 2017

Objective carcase measurement (OCM) appears to be the holy grail for Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) judging by its plan to seek A$150 million from the Australian government to fund the installation of Dual Energy […]

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