Ministry for Primary Industries Archives

Barber’s Wire: RMPP Action Groups new farmer-led approach to extension

July 25, 2018

RMPP Action Groups are a key initiative of the Red Meat Profit Partnership, the $64 million Primary Growth Partnership project jointly funded by farmers via Beef + Lamb New Zealand, six meat processors, two banks […]

Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture

Sustainable farming boost

July 9, 2018

Three research projects looking at intramuscular fat in lambs, forage crops for pigs and a proposed national sustainability standard have been given the green light, alongside 12 others, in a funding boost for the Sustainable […]

Omega Lamb Project update in third year

July 4, 2018

The Omega Lamb Project is now in its third year and well over 100 restaurants in New Zealand and Hong Kong have had Te Mana Lamb on their menus. The project builds on a decade-long […]

NZ and Australian Renderers Symposium 2018

Renderers are not immune from disruption

June 13, 2018

Renderers are not immune from the disruption facing the red meat sector. The topic was central to the programme at this year’s joint NZ and Australian Renderers Symposium, hosted by the New Zealand Renderers Group […]

Trust focus at NZIFST Conference

June 11, 2018

This year’s New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Techology (NZIFST) ‘In Food We Trust’ Conference has plenty on offer for red meat sector food scientists and technologists. “Consumers have become heightened to fake news […]

Barber’s Wire: Mp. bovis decision made, but important to find the cause

May 31, 2018

The Government decision to eradicate rather than contain Mp. bovis has the merit of drawing a line under the first stage of the disease outbreak, writes Allan Barber. There were three options under consideration: eradicate, […]

Facing the cameras with Jacinda Ardern at the Mp. bovis announcement

Taking the best shot at phased eradication of Mp. bovis

May 29, 2018

Government and the dairy/red meat sector have decided to “take the best shot” at phased eradication of the Mycoplasma bovis (Mp. bovis) cattle disease currently affecting New Zealand’s dairy herd. Beef farmers will need to […]

Barber’s Wire: Forestry offers challenges and opportunities

May 3, 2018

The Beef + Lamb NZ Northland Annual Showcase Field Day, held in April on James Parsons’ steep hill country farm north of Dargaville, provided a good insight for a farm enterprise into the benefits and […]

Biosecurity New Zealand launched

April 30, 2018

Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor launched Biosecurity New Zealand at the Zealandia Eco-Sanctuary in Wellington today. It is one of four new business units created within the Ministry for Primary Industries to create a stronger […]

Comment: seeing trees for the wood

April 17, 2018

The forestry sector is fired up with discussion about how to meet the Government’s One Billion Trees planting initiative. Partnering with red meat farmers to help them achieve what they want to achieve with trees […]

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