Following the conclusion of five weeks of consultation on a proposal to increase sheepmeat and beef levies, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is now collating farmer feedback for consideration by its Board in early-August. […]
Just two weeks left to go now to this year’s Red Meat Sector Conference (RMSC 2018). An exciting line up of excellent speakers is promised for the eight edition of the event by the joint […]
A much improved performance on the back of higher revenue and only a small increase in operating costs saw Blue Sky Meats produce a net operating profit of $3.75 million compared with the previous year’s […]
Two New Zealand meat companies scored gold in the 2018 World Steak Challenge in London last week. Alliance Group took away medals for two steaks from its Pure South Handpicked 55 Day Aged Beef grass-fed […]
Nominations have opened for this year’s Rabobank Leadership Awards, recognising outstanding individual achievement in, and contribution to, New Zealand and Australia’s food, beverage and agribusiness industries. The two industry accolades – the Rabobank Leadership Award […]
For all the noise around the threat posed to the red meat industry by alternative proteins, this is only one of the challenges the sector has to confront over the next few years, notes Allan […]
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 […]
Dairy farm environment consultant Steve Cranston welcomes Beef + Lamb NZ’s recently released Environment Strategy but believes it has missed an opportunity to brand New Zealand’s red meat products as ‘warming neutral’. With an eye […]
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 […]
Applications are now open for Silver Fern Farms Plate to Pasture Youth Scholarships. In their second year, the scholarships award six young people around New Zealand $5,000 to assist with developing their careers and capabilities in […]
