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Name change won't confuse again
7 November 2017
New Zealand’s meat industry is unlikely to be affected by the lifting of China’s ban on Australian beef exporters caused by labelling issues and no problems are expected when the Primary Industries Ministry changes its name.
Changes leave Parsons uneasy
26 October 2017
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is uneasy with projected changes to water policy, introduction of a Zero Carbon Act, tree planting and trying to renegotiate free-trade agreements, chairman James Parsons says.
No GM, drugs will give trade edge
24 October 2017
New Zealand should say no to genetic modification, antibiotics and hormone growth promoters to provide a major trade advantage, Beef + Lamb NZ overseas research suggests.
Grass-fed still a subject for debate
17 October 2017
A recent international report has dismissed suggestions grass-fed livestock can cut climate emissions, which has challenged supporters to defend the benefits of pasture-fed ruminants.
New meat plant for Auckland
17 October 2017
A brand new meat processing plant is opening in Auckland to supply Countdown supermarkets with chicken, pork, beef and lamb from New Zealand farmers.
US, China mopping up beef
16 October 2017
Increasing United States consumer demand for beef is keeping New Zealand exporters in business as previous concerns about the US beef market falling away have so far proved unfounded.
Fancy a steak? That’s $100
16 October 2017
New Zealand should aim to produce beef costing $100 a kilogram but far less of it to keep farming profitable and environmentally sustainable, Professor Frank Griffin of Otago University says.
Trade deals worry British farmers
13 October 2017
Increased import quotas for beef could be hugely damaging for the United Kingdom industry, with more beef expected to be imported to the European Union from the Mercosur regions of South America as well as Canada.
MPI to cull 4000 cows
12 October 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries is set to cull animals infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Beef exports to US down 10%
12 October 2017
The 2016-17 meat export year finished with tallies for beef down 10% on the previous season, with a lower cow cull hurting volumes shipped to the United States.
