Critical industry?
OPINION: There's an outpouring of concern over the parlous state of one of our major industries.
The red meat sector has published an election manifesto to help offer decision-makers a complete understanding of the sector.
Farmers affected by the drought and COVID-19 can take some heart from the latest forecast for sheep and beef exports for the 2019/20 season.
Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says it applied for the wage subsidy to ensure it could retain workers when production levels decreased by up to 50% at some of its processing sites.
Criticism levelled at meat companies for taking the wage subsidy by some media and commentators has been labelled ill-informed and stupid.
Meat processing companies have gained praise for the way they handled the challenges around COVID-19 from an unlikely source – the union.
A 12-month delay in implementing new country-of-origin labelling laws will likely hurt New Zealand farmers and pork producers.
OPINION: There's an outpouring of concern over the parlous state of one of our major industries.
OPINION: Food security is a sore point in the UK, as a direct result of its National Food Strategy, and…