Weaning early when feed is tight
It has been a challenging spring in some parts of the country, and slow pasture growth may make weaning a proportion of the lamb crop a good option this season.
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Reducing risk of pneumonia
Reducing risk of pneumonia
With weaning soon to get under way, some simple management strategies can help prevent the economic losses associated with pneumonia and pleurisy.
Rams in lead-up to mating: a checklist
Rams in lead-up to mating: a checklist
Extracts from "Making every mating count", by Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Full steam ahead for National Lamb Day
Full steam ahead for National Lamb Day
National Lamb Day is back for 2026, and the celebrations are set to be bigger than ever.
$270m meat merger complete
$270m meat merger complete
Alliance Group has formally completed its new transaction with Irish company Dawn Meats.
Beef mince price 'could stay high for years'
Beef mince price 'could stay high for years'
Beef mince is losing its status as the most affordable red-meat option for NZ households, and Kiwis are being warned the price could stay high for years.
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Meat worker carves out place in history
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Meat worker carves out place in history
Eighty-year-old Ken McLeod has carved out a place in the record books after 64 years as a freezing worker.
New SI head joins board
New SI head joins board
Sheffield pig farmer Sean Molloy is the new South Island director on the New Zealand Pork Industry Board.
Genomics project to ‘future proof’ industry
Genomics project to ‘future proof’ industry
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is leading a ground-breaking genomics project that will help to future-proof New Zealand’s sheep industry.
Alliance announces profit turn around to $24.6m
Alliance announces profit turn around to $24.6m
Alliance Group — which is selling a 65% stake to Irish company Dawn Meats Group — has announced a $93 million turnaround in underlying company profitability.
Meal a showcase for NZ red meat in China
Meal a showcase for NZ red meat in China
The Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) has launched the first in-market activation of the refreshed Taste Pure Nature country-of-origin brand
Director nominations sought
Director nominations sought
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is calling for nominations for director roles in the Southern South Island electoral district.
nProve helps find rams that suit needs
nProve helps find rams that suit needs
With the ram-buying season under way, Beef + Lamb New Zealand is encouraging farmers to take advantage of its free online tool
Pukeuri plant to stay open: Alliance
Pukeuri plant to stay open: Alliance
After months of uncertainty, Pukeuri meat plant workers have been reassured the Alliance Group-owned processing plant will stay open
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
It's a Dawn deal.
Access to farms wanted to shoot wild deer
Access to farms wanted to shoot wild deer
A team at a new wild deer processing plant in Dunedin are calling for hunting access to southern farms with an overabundance of the animals.
It’s drench resistance, not a death sentence
It’s drench resistance, not a death sentence
Drench resistance is already hitting farm profits — it is not just a future problem.
'Clear mandate': Alliance voters go with Dawn Meats deal
'Clear mandate': Alliance voters go with Dawn Meats deal
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders have voted in favour of a proposed $270 million joint venture investment by Irish company Dawn Meats.
Irish company raises bid for Alliance stake
Irish company raises bid for Alliance stake
The overseas investment offer to rescue red meat processor Alliance Group has got even sweeter. Irish company Dawn Meats has increased its proposed investment from $250 million to $270m, following...
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Spores of a "devastating" livestock disease have been detected on five southern sheep farms, a scientist says.