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OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Rabobank forecasts New Zealand's beef prices to firm next quarter, as supplies tighten after the higher, drought-induced slaughter volumes, and forecasts of a wetter-than-average winter also encourage producers to retain stock.
SCOTT CHAMPION, chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), says the financial crisis in the US has led to a demand for New Zealand ground beef.
Half of New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers are worried about their on-going viability, the latest quarterly 'Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey' has shown.
Twenty-five sheep and beef farming leaders will attend the first Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Environmental Leadership Forum in Wellington next week.
AUSTRALIAN BEEF farmers are pushing the Gillard Government to restart free trade agreement talks with South Korea. Industry leaders visited Seoul this month seeking to resume talks with the South Koreans.
Combine New Zealand lamb with 40 keen foodies, a celebrity chef, barbecue equipment, spectacular alpine scenery... and a forecast for snow. What have you got? Winter Grillcamp – a Beef + Lamb New Zealand promotion in Germany.
THE GLOBAL economic crisis is expected to knock $1.7 billion off the value of New Zealand's primary exports this season.
A new programme that will look at how more value can be generated from beef carcases has been approved for Government funding.
Nominations are being called for two farmer-elected positions on the board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
An international celebration of the Angus cattle breed is coming to New Zealand, exactly 150 years after Angus farming was introduced to our shores.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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