Displaying items by tag: Meat Industry Excellence

The Hound notes that former Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) member Mark Patterson is now trying to use the same anti-Chinese sentiment the failed group used to oppose the takeover by Yili of Westland Milk.

Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

An eclectic consortium of political, industry and business interests are seeking to overturn Silver Fern Farms' (SFF) partnership with Chinese investor Shanghai Maling.

The results of the remit votes at Beef + Lamb NZ's recent annual meeting must surely be the final nail in the coffin of the meat sector ginger group MIE.

MIE has overwhelmingly lost its bid for more funding from Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), with 75% of farmers voting against the proposal.

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) chairman Dave McGaveston has dismissed as "naïve" the Beef + Lamb NZ board argument that further funding of MIE is futile.

No amount of noise from farmer ginger groups will bring change in the meat industry if the company boards choose not to adopt the measures they are calling for.

Two men contesting the vacant central South Island Beef + Lamb NZ board seat do not support remits by MIE to the BLNZ annual meeting.

A group of red meat farmers seeking industry reforms have not given up hope despite bleeding support.