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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.
B+LNZ levies won't change
11 October 2017
Beef + Lamb New Zealand sheep meat and beef levies will remain unchanged for the coming year after feedback from farmers endorsed the organisation’s strategy, particularly around offshore marketing.
Meat industry wants halal exemption
10 October 2017
Halal slaughtermen should be excluded from proposed immigration rules changes that would have a severe detrimental impact, the meat industry says.
Money for Welsh meat farmers
10 October 2017
The Welsh government will help its red meat sector post-Brexit with a £1.5 million fund to strengthen and future-proof the industry
Future sheep/beef farm planned
9 October 2017
A Future Farm to test new technologies and farm systems in an effort to lift productivity and profitability is planned by Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
Grass-fed meat no better for environment
6 October 2017
While New Zealand red meat companies are increasingly looking at ways to make a stronger play for their products’ grass-fed qualities in response to consumer interest in animal welfare, a new international study on methane emissions has found rearing cattle on grass is more damaging for the planet than in intensive farming systems.
Venison, velvet and wool prices going up
3 October 2017
Increases in revenue from deer, velvet and wool will be responsible for red meat farm profit rises in the coming season
Another farm gets cattle disease
2 October 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries has identified one new property as positive for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Beef prices overheated
22 September 2017
Mixed fortunes are expected for the new red meat season, starting at the beginning of October, Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton says.
Alliance buys Asian marketer
19 September 2017
Alliance has bought Singapore marketing company Goldkiwi Asia and will rebrand it Alliance Asia to generate direct visibility in its Asian markets.
