Privately-held New Zealand engineering company Milmeq Limited, a designer and manufacturer of meat processing equipment, will be split and sold in the coming months, but it doesn’t mean the end of the brand. An agreement […]
Justice Minister Andrew Little today introduced a supplementary order paper (SOP) on the Crimes Amendment Bill to crack down on livestock rustling. Federated Farmers estimates the cost of theft of livestock to the farming community […]
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. […]
A group of leading sheep breeders have formed WormFEC Gold to show farmers that breeding for parasite resistant genetics will strengthen flocks and save time and money on-farm. Growing concerns from farmers around increasing levels […]
Alliance Group has issued 9.5 million bonus shares to farmer shareholders. More than 3,000 farmer shareholders have received the shares from the 100 percent farmer-owned co-operative. David Surveyor, chief executive of Alliance, said the bonus […]
New Zealand Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern, officially opened Alliance’s new $15.9 million venison plant yesterday in Southland. The Prime Minister joined Agriculture Minister, the Hon. Damien O’Connor, other dignitaries, Alliance leaders, staff […]
A Meat Industry Association (MIA)-led delegation recently returned from the massive and busy inaugural China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. They found – eight years after signing a free trade agreement with the North […]
A new report shows many farmers want to take action to reduce biological emissions, but need more information about the steps they can take. It also shows if all farmers operated using today’s best practice, […]
New attitudes, products and processes are making headway in the red meat sector as a result of programmes that are working to add a potential additional, and sustainable, $1.5 billion a year to current returns […]
It was a profit, but, as Alliance chairman Murray Taggart told All Barber, “we don’t budget to make $8 million on turnover of $1.8 billion.” The just announced 2018 result compared with the previous year’s […]
