$81K Angus bull ‘ticks awful lot of boxes’
"Bloody awesome." That was Wakatipu Basin farmer and businessman Mike Smith’s reaction to selling an Angus bull for $81,000 at the Kincardine Angus on-farm sale this week.
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$8k compo after being tapped on backside with bucket
$8k compo after being tapped on backside with bucket
A former Southland meat works employee who claimed a co-worker sexually harassed her when he tapped her on the backside with a bucket has been awarded $8000 compensation.
Chen joins Blue Sky Pastures board
Chen joins Blue Sky Pastures board
High-profile lawyer and businesswoman Mai Chen has been appointed to the board of southern meat processor Blue Sky Pastures.
Sale bulls in good shape despite dry
Sale bulls in good shape despite dry
The Angus bulls set to feature at a sale in Beaumont are in good nick despite dry conditions biting this season, a farm manager says.
Event to mark first NZ lamb shipment to UK
Event to mark first NZ lamb shipment to UK
A celebration is being held to mark the arrival of New Zealand’s first frozen lamb shipment in the United Kingdom 140 years ago.
SIL now has 74% of Blue Sky Meats
SIL now has 74% of Blue Sky Meats
Southern Lamb Investments Ltd is the new majority shareholder of Blue Sky Meats.
Challenging but satisfying year for SFF
Challenging but satisfying year for SFF
"Farming has never been more challenging yet, in my view, the future has never looked as bright — if we get it right."
Book to mark board’s centenary
Book to mark board’s centenary
New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector has used a mix of collaboration, ingenuity and innovation to survive and thrive through a period of volatile political, cultural and economic uncertainty, a new...
Difference to be paid after takeover of Blue Sky
Difference to be paid after takeover of Blue Sky
Southern Lamb Investments shareholder Andrew Lowe has agreed to pay the difference between the price he paid for shares in Blue Sky Meats prior to a $34.6m takeover offer.
Meat and dairy understaffed
Meat and dairy understaffed
The meat processing industry — which has been hammered by a worker shortage — says the additional 500 workers that will be allowed in from overseas will help ease the chronic situation.
Meat prices expected to lift as processing capacity returns
Meat prices expected to lift as processing capacity returns
The "very tricky patch" for sheep and beef farmers is set to continue in the short term, with Covid-19 at its heart, Westpac senior agri-economist Nathan Penny says.
Blue Sky Meats takeover: Offer not reasonable, report says
Blue Sky Meats takeover: Offer not reasonable, report says
An independent adviser’s report on the merits of a takeover offer for all the shares of Blue Sky Meats has described the offer as "unreasonable".
Meat exports: still strong, but heading for a fall
Meat exports: still strong, but heading for a fall
Current strong export returns for New Zealand red meat face pressure in the coming months due to labour shortages and supply chain disruption, says the Meat Industry Association.
Long processing season likely
Long processing season likely
Farmers should prepare for a "very long" processing season, Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer says.
Silver Fern result ‘very pleasing’ given situation
Silver Fern result ‘very pleasing’ given situation
Silver Fern Farms Ltd has increased its net profit after-tax by more than 50%, a "very pleasing" result given the current disrupted environment, chief executive Simon Limmer says.
Traditional butchers to ‘champion the farmers’
Traditional butchers to ‘champion the farmers’
Two traditional butchers are setting up shop in Dunedin and calling on southern farmers to help them fill the chiller.
Hyslop re-elected to board
Hyslop re-elected to board
Beef + Lamb New Zealand farmer director Nicky Hyslop has been re-elected to represent the Central South Island on the board.
Value of red meat exports continue to impress
Value of red meat exports continue to impress
Covid-19 headwinds have failed to take the puff out of red meat exports.
Science to star at club’s field day
Science to star at club’s field day
Hot topics in sheep farming will be discussed at the Southern Texel Breeders’ Club’s Autumn Field Day on April 8.
Oamaru Meats offers bonus incentives to keep workers
Oamaru Meats offers bonus incentives to keep workers
Meatworks in North Otago continue to battle staffing issues and one has started to give monetary incentives to keep people at work.