Demand strong at on-farm store lamb sale
Demand was strong at the annual Longlands Station store lamb sale at Kyeburn in Maniototo last week.
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Oamaru Meats flat out
Oamaru Meats flat out
Oamaru Meats is flat out processing lambs, having regained its approval to export to China.
Top price $62,000
Top price $62,000
Foveran Deer Park’s 37th annual elite sire stag sale on January 11 attracted ‘‘a good gallery of buyers’’, stud manager Barry Gard said.
New chief for meat group
New chief for meat group
The Meat Industry Association (MIA) has appointed Sirma Karapeeva as the organisation’s new chief executive.
Rothesay Deer operation grew to take over entire farm
Rothesay Deer operation grew to take over entire farm
Rothesay Deer owner Donald Greig has been building up the genetics of his English and composite deer operation for more than three decades.
‘M. bovis’ testing set to start on beef properties
‘M. bovis’ testing set to start on beef properties
A national beef survey is starting this month as part of the programme to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Late start for weaning
Late start for weaning
Weaning has been off to a late start for most in the South Island, Silver Fern Farms head of communications and sustainability manager Justin Courtney said last week.
Swine fever likely to hit meat prices
Swine fever likely to hit meat prices
New Zealanders can expect to pay more for their beef, lamb and bacon, as the African swine fever epidemic in Asia bites at the supermarket.
Plant-based meat made in former Fishers factory
Plant-based meat made in former Fishers factory
The former Fishers Meats factory that provided 100 years of production is to be taken over by a Wellington-based company making plant-based meat on the premises.
History of Fishers Meats comes to end, 13 jobs lost
History of Fishers Meats comes to end, 13 jobs lost
Meat production at a 100-year-old Dunedin company has ceased and 13 staff have been made redundant but the owner of The Craft Meat Company says the business will live on.
Meat industry irked by climate change resource
Meat industry irked by school climate change resource
A recommendation that pupils eat less meat and dairy to take action on climate change has raised the ire of New Zealand's meat industry.
Fewer lambs in wake of dry autumn
Fewer lambs in wake of dry autumn
The number of lambs tailed in spring 2019 fell by 2.4% — or 552,000 head — on the previous year’s tally to 22.7 million head, with most of the decline in the South Island, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s...
Oamaru Meats to resume operations next week
Oamaru Meats to resume operations next week
Oamaru Meats Ltd (OML) is set to open again a week into the new year, after a suspension in the China market forced its closure in September.
Lamb overtakes ham as New Zealander's favourite Christmas meat
Lamb overtakes ham as New Zealander's favourite Christmas meat
New Zealand's loyalty to lamb has pushed glazed ham out of prime position on dining tables this Christmas, according to Retail Meat New Zealand.
Report: imbue meat brands with regional character
Report: imbue meat brands with regional character
Identifying regional appellations for New Zealand red meat — much like the global wine industry — has been suggested in a report on shaping the future of the red meat sector.
Chinese ban on Oamaru Meats lifted
Chinese ban on Oamaru Meats lifted
A suspension to the China market has been lifted on Oamaru Meats Ltd (OML) and the company has begun trying to re-recruit seasonal workers and suppliers.
Quality rams are proving hard to sell
Quality rams are proving hard to sell
‘‘Good rams’’ remain unsold after last Friday’s Canterbury A&P Association elite ram and ewe sale.
Ram breeders hold first ever on-farm sale
Ram breeders hold first ever on-farm sale
The Lethams, of Hermiston Letham Rams at Mitcham, north of Ashburton, held their first on-farm ram sale last month.
Top honours go to Balfour stud
Top honours go to Balfour stud
Julia and Stewart Eden, of Balfour, were thrilled when their Java South Devon stud heifers and bulls won top honours at the New Zealand Agricultural Show recently.
Debate rages over report findings about meat, health
Debate rages over report findings about meat, health
Whether you prefer burgers or beans, it is clear that international lobbying against red meat continues to gain momentum.