New Alliance venison plant opens at Lorneville
Alliance is demonstrating its commitment to New Zealand’s deer industry with the opening of a new $15.9 million venison processing plant at Lorneville, Southland.
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Meat firms need more staff
Meat firms need more staff
South Canterbury meat companies are so desperate for workers to start the new killing season they are recruiting overseas.
Deer market 'doing well'
Deer market 'doing well'
The deer market is achieving well at the moment, New Zealand Deer Farmers Association chairman John Somerville says.
‘Research will be the first of its kind for NZ’
‘Research will be the first of its kind for NZ’
Now results from the first cohort of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics Beef Progeny Test have been released, researchers will begin collecting data for the next stages of the project, including...
Developments in US could affect NZ beef
Developments in US could affect NZ beef
Developments in the United States market have the potential to impact New Zealand beef producers in the second half of the year, a new industry report says.
Beef + Lamb steps up farm plans push
Beef + Lamb steps up farm plans push
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) is ''on a mission'' to continuously improve its Land and Environment Plan (LEP) programme as a key part of implementing its environment strategy, which was released...
Workshops helping farmers care for land
Workshops helping farmers care for land
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) central South Island extension manager Laura Lake held her 11th farmer Land and Environment Plan workshop this year and intends to run another four in the region...
Sheep gene data access sharpened
Sheep gene data access sharpened
Two new projects to help sheep farmers make better breeding decisions will be launched later this year, while a third will be available next year.
Beef+Lamb NZ will proceed with levies increases
Beef+Lamb NZ will proceed with levies increases
Beef + Lamb NZ's board is proceeding with a proposed increase in sheepmeat and beef levies, saying there was "clear support" from farmers.
Fed Farmers hits back over SAFE claims
Fed Farmers hits back over SAFE claims
Federated Farmers is calling the animal advocacy group SAFE a group of "vegan fundamentalists" after the publication of drone footage of feedlots in South Canterbury.
Union angry overseas workers brought to Southland
Union angry overseas workers brought to Southland
Alliance Group is under fire over a decision to bring in 100 overseas workers for its Southland plants.
Supply pressure on lamb prices
Supply pressure on lamb prices
Procurement competition is expected to continue to put some upward pressure on lamb prices this month.
Sheep industry awards dropped for year
Sheep industry awards dropped for year
A decision has been made to drop the annual Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) Sheep Industry Awards for a year.
Beef numbers increase in South
Beef numbers increase in South
Beef numbers are up in the lower south, despite the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis in the past 12 months.
Blue Sky Meats posts strong Q1 result
Blue Sky Meats posts strong Q1 result
Blue Sky Meats has posted its strongest first quarter result in at least a decade.
BLNZ conference offers big choice of topics
BLNZ conference offers big choice of topics
A first for the South Island, farmers will have the future in front of them at Progressive Ag.
Virgin Australia hunting for New Zealand's best meat
Virgin Australia hunting for New Zealand's best meat
Virgin Australia has taken a not-so-subtle dig at rival airline Air New Zealand by launching a campaign to find New Zealand's ``finest meat supplier''.
Support for less meat, better planet
Support for less meat, better planet
People have been up in arms about a meat-free burger recently but is a plant-based diet the way to a healthier body and planet?
Farm sales and prices fall
Farm sales and prices fall
The volume of farm sales is down, both quarterly and annually, largely due to fewer sales of arable and grazing properties, and monthly prices eased overall by 17.1% in June.
Red meat group shares knowledge
Red meat group shares knowledge
With a relatively new farming business, Dunback couple Scott and Nadine Tomlinson were keen to surround themselves with some key people.