Displaying items by tag: Sam McIvor

OPINION: When we finally get a government (no agreement had been finalised at time of writing), the first thing the new administration needs to review is all the regional and district plans that are being rolled out across the country to comply with the new National Policy Statement (NPS).

The incoming government needs to take a pragmatic and practical approach to dealing with a raft of issues affecting sheep and beef farmers.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has been elected to the Board of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) for a two-year term commencing November 2023.

It's time to hit pause on the myriad of regulations being implemented on the sheep and beef farmers.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has announced the finalists for its 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.

The scale of beef and sheep land purchased for forestry is higher than first thought, according to a report on land-use change.

OPINION: This old mutt hears that the voices of dissent in sheep and beef farming circles are growing louder about what they believe is the (non) performance of Beef + Lamb NZ - especially its top executive and CEO Sam McIvor.

The Government has announced a new suite of measures designed to protect native wildlife and at-risk habitats and help the decline of nature caused by human activity.

New Zealand must evolve its trade strategy to capture more value from existing markets if the country is to increase exports.

New research suggests New Zealand needs to evolve its trade strategy in order to capture more value from existing markets, especially if the country seeks to increase exports and grow the economy amid rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions.