Organisations representing New Zealand’s largest food and beverage exporters are calling on Britain and the European Union to work with NZ and honour existing WTO tariff rate quotas.

Despite two of the best years in history, sheep and beef farmers are not exactly happy.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is working hard to ensure that the farming sector is valued by all New Zealanders.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chief executive Sam McIvor says the environment is at the heart of everything sheep and beef farmers do.

Farmers are hearing that Beef + Lamb NZ is “putting your money where our mouth is” as it launches an innovative research partnership.

Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ) says the recent signing of the CTPP deal will put NZ at least on par with Australia in the Japanese beef market, and especially in the rapidly expanding grass-fed meat market in Asia.

Beef + Lamb NZ’s chief executive has made a stinging attack on Britain and the European Union over their plans to introduce inflexible quotas for sheepmeat to the two entities when Brexit occurs. 

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor reckons NZ sheep and beef farmers, as a sector, have an opportunity to be world-leading stewards of the natural environment and sustainable communities. 

The impact of the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis is a wakeup call for everyone in the agriculture sector, says Beef + Lamb NZ’s chief executive Sam McIvor.

Farmers and meat processors are welcoming the conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) negotiations in Tokyo.