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Beef cattle numbers increase in 2019

December 16, 2019

Beef cattle numbers increased strongly in 2019, rising for the third year in a row, while the number of dairy cattle dipped slightly, Stats NZ says. Provisional figures from the 2019 agricultural production survey showed […]

B+LNZ pleased with NAIT changes

December 12, 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ Ltd) is pleased the Government has dropped several proposals to amend the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act. “B+LNZ supports the changes to NAIT and we believe the focus […]

NZ Food Safety Summit to explore the future of NZ food and launch strategy

November 22, 2019

A new strategy is to be launched and the future for New Zealand food explored at this year’s NZ Food Safety Summit to be held on 10 December in Auckland. Organisers NZ Food Safety, a […]

Farmers can now estimate carbon sequestration on Overseer

October 30, 2019

New Zealand farmers can now estimate the carbon sequestration from their tree blocks thanks to a new addition to OverseerFM. The carbon stock tool in OverseerFM uses data from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Carbon […]

Alliance Red Meat Sam Halstead and Carol Stiles

Red meat winners in Guild awards

October 22, 2019

Red meat was well represented in awards presented at the annual Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators awards in Wellington on Friday night. RadioNZ’s Countrylife presenter Carol Stiles won the Alliance Group Ltd Red Meat […]

MIA Matters: Meat exporters on high Brexit alert

October 9, 2019

As we move towards the end of October and the UK leaving the EU, New Zealand’s meat exporters dealing with the region are on high alert. Nobody still really knows what will happen on 31 […]

Sirma Karapeeva: Trading “gnarly issues”

September 16, 2019

International business is what spins Sirma Karapeeva’s wheels. She’s found her niche as trade and economic manager for the Meat Industry Association (MIA), she says, working on business-related issues, such as Brexit, trade barriers and […]

Government ignores own scientific advice for methane target

August 15, 2019

Advice to the Government from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ officials shows that the Government’s proposed methane reduction target goes well beyond the science of what is needed for New Zealand to meet its 1.5⁰C […]

Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics to be integrated into B+LNZ Ltd

August 12, 2019

Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics is to be integrated into Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd as a separate business unit. B+LNZ Genetics was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2013 to consolidate farmer investment […]

Julie McDade: From US TV to beef processing

June 26, 2019

From US TV networks to New Zealand beef works veterinarian it’s been a “bizarre” career progression into Greenlea Premier Meats’ senior management for Dr Julie McDade, but she’s relishing the challenge, she tells MeatExportNZ. Greenlea’s […]

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Beef cattle numbers increase in 2019

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Red meat winners in Guild awards

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Julie McDade: From US TV to beef processing

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