NZ signs meat pact with Egypt

7 December 2017

A new, simplified arrangement between the Primary Industries Ministry and Egyptian authorities will mean there will no longer be a need for individual New Zealand meat premises inspections for those exporting to Egypt.

Scott accelerates meat tech

6 December 2017

Scott Technology is eyeing up opportunities in beef automation following recent success with lamb boning systems and a growing appetite for the new lines in Australia and from its cornerstone shareholder JBS.

New food ingredients coming from the bone

28 November 2017

Getting more value from the red meat carcass has been the focus of the FoodPlus primary growth partnership, with new innovations at Taranaki Bio Extracts leading the way. 

Alliance doubles profit

24 November 2017

Alliance Group has doubled its profit with more attention put on efficiencies and cost control while stronger international prices helped deliver record revenue.

Aussie meat to steal a march

23 November 2017

The Australian red meat industry can aim to be carbon neutral by 2030, Meat and Livestock Australia says.

Weak market yet to materialise

15 November 2017

The expected weakening in United States imported beef values has yet to materialise and New Zealand exporters increasingly believe it might not eventuate to the extent initially predicted.

Parsons going, Morrison takes chair

14 November 2017

James Parsons is standing down as Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman in March next year and will be replaced by farmer director Andrew Morrison.

RBNZ predicts static dairy prices

14 November 2017

Reserve Bank research into local volatility in commodity prices indicates dairy prices will stay at their current levels in the short- to medium-term barring some major shift in Europe or the United States.

More farmers needed

13 November 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is still looking for farmers to become part of its Future Farm project.

On-farm preparation key for marketing cattle

13 November 2017

David Ward captured Campbell Bremner and Redshaw Livestock's Dean Freeman drafting 1-year Angus steers and bulls at Wrekin Farm, Hawkes Bay ahead of the Stortford Lodge Store sale.

This is a view of some of the practical preparation that goes into marketing cattle for sale where the animals are sorted into lines which optimise potential return at the sale. 

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