Growth mindset needed: chief exec
A shift to a long-term growth mindset will create value in the red meat sector, Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dan Boulton says.
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Red meat exports reach record highs
Red meat exports reach record highs
New Zealand red meat exports hit a second consecutive monthly record in May, rising to $1.6 billion, Meat Industry Association data shows.
Interest drives lower farm inflation
Interest drives lower farm inflation
Lower interest rates are helping farm budgets, Beef + Lamb New Zealand says.
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Record $220,000 Angus bull to begin mating in Central Otago this summer
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Record $220,000 Angus bull to begin mating in Central Otago this summer
A syndicate, including a Central Otago stud, bid $220,000 to win an Angus bull, setting an Australasian record for the highest price paid for any breed of bull.
Poll Dorset stud comes full circle
Poll Dorset stud comes full circle
A Poll Dorset stud will continue its more than 50 years of breeding history after returning to its roots in Macraes Flat.
Beef + Lamb calls for beef bull nominations
Beef + Lamb calls for beef bull nominations
Nominations are open for beef bulls suitable for use in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s dairy beef progeny test.
Stud sets record for $168,000 bull
Stud sets record for $168,000 bull
A Marlborough stud breeder has no regrets about letting go an Angus bull selling for $168,000 to set a new national record price for all breeds.
Trump tariffs skip beef and kiwifruit
Trump tariffs skip beef and kiwifruit
The Trump administration’s proposed 12.5% trade tariff based on forced labour concerns has baffled farmers just relieved beef remains exempt.
Stud records follow high beef prices
Stud records follow high beef prices
Banks Peninsula stud Silverstream Charolais put fresh ink on the record price for the breed with a $70,000 top bull at its sale.
Embracing technology in East Otago
Embracing technology in East Otago
Sheep and beef farmer John Fitzgerald hosted about 30 people at a Beef + Lamb workshop in Waikouaiti.
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Christchurch-based meat processor and exporter Anzco Foods has signed a deal to buy Greenlea Group.
$65,000 Hereford bull sets stud record
$65,000 Hereford bull sets stud record
A $65,000 Hereford bull is a smoking gun, proof the beef industry is humming.
Farmers urged to make most of EBVs
Farmers urged to make most of EBVs
Data is confidence when buying a bull, a North Otago livestock genetic specialist says.
Aussie farmers facing setbacks
Aussie farmers facing setbacks
Australia’s sheep industry is emerging stronger after having the "kitchen sink" thrown at it from long droughts and other pressures.
No bull: Teviot Valley Hereford fetches $50k
No bull: Teviot Valley Hereford fetches $50k
A large bull has set a stud sale record in Teviot Valley.
Stud sale season begins in South
Stud sale season begins in South
Being the first southern bull sale of the season can be a double-edged sword, a vendor says. The rising 2-year-old bull sale season in Otago and Southland begins at Puketoi Angus stud in the...
Many tools available to aid bull buying
Many tools available to aid bull buying
New Zealand’s beef industry is booming with record prices being paid for weaners.
Programme aims to grow sector
Programme aims to grow sector
Bobby calves present both a challenge and an opportunity, a southern animal scientist says.
Paddock-to-plate business given ‘twist’
Paddock-to-plate business given ‘twist’
A trip to the United States three years ago was a catalyst for Marc and Jess Hamilton to add a paddock-to-plate lamb business to their already busy lives.
View body should lead fight against proposed changes
View body should lead fight against proposed changes
A former Public Service Association national president is going to great lengths to express concern around proposed changes to meat inspector roles.