Displaying items by tag: Beef
Meat exports hit record high, but coronavirus looms
Export prices for meat achieved their highest-ever level in the December 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today.
Beef group aims to be big player
New Zealand farmers stand out for their willingness to innovate, says the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef executive director, Ruaraidh Petre.
$124m paid out for M.bovis claims
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has paid out almost $124 million in compensation for claims related to the cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis.
Veteran cleans up prime beef contest
Veteran cattleman John McCrory has set a record while easily dominating this year’s NZ Agricultural Show Prime Beef competition.
Beef roundtable singing from sustainability song sheet
The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB) will call in the new year for people and groups to register their interest in being involved.
Beef + Lamb puts money where its mouth is
A ‘model’ sheep and beef farm in North Canterbury is away and running, its founders say.
Beefing up meat sector
Beef up, sheep down, is the simple message from Beef + Lamb NZ’s latest data on the state of the national sheep flock and beef herd.
Sheep and beef doing its bit
No increase in stock numbers in the sheep and beef sector is anticipated as the industry moves towards carbon neutrality, says Beef + Lamb NZ head of nutrition Fiona Windle.
Looking at constant improvement
From a sheep and beef farming background, Chilton has been an instructor on the Christchurch Men’s Prison farm for about 20 years.
Multi-prong attack in combatting worms
Changes in a farm’s land use or policies which result in it having mostly young livestock could be disastrous in promoting the development of drench resistance.