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The humble hotpot has been the catalyst for phenomenal growth of the red meat market in China, Silver Fern Farms (SFF) chief executive Dean Hamilton says.

Alliance Group has reported a pre-tax profit of $7.9 million on the back of challenging sheepmeat markets.

The sheep production research team at Massey University is busy this spring doing lots of studies on Massey University's agricultural experiment stations.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IARC) recent classification of red meat likely being carcinogenic could benefit New Zealand meat exports.

Roger Tweeds runs 2300 Romney ewes and 200 hoggets on his 300ha farm near Lawrence, Central Otago.

John McFadzean has farmed in Wairarapa all his life and is a staunch supporter of the Southdown as a terminal sire.

Southdown breeder Chris Medlicott says farmers too often focus on the price per lamb instead of the return on kilograms of dry matter eaten.

New zealand beef export returns reached a record high, exceeding lamb and mutton returns for the first time in 20 years in the season ending September 30, analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand's economic service shows.

A research project is being launched to examine consumers' appetite for healthier, more nutritious New Zealand lamb and new lamb-based products.

Sheepmeat returns are softening and one analyst believes it’s all down to one part of the animal.