A new Action Plan designed to help manage parasite resistance to drenches in New Zealand has been launched. Encouraging the responsible marketing and sales of drench, more accurate and easier […]
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Alliance Group announces Asia deal with Marks & Spencer
Leading food and solutions company Alliance Group is partnering with the global retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) on a range of value-add branded beef and lamb products in Singapore. […]
New National Farm Assurance Standard focused on the environment and sustainability launched
Sheep, beef and deer farmers now have the opportunity to prove their sustainability credentials with the launch of a new quality assurance standard. New Zealand Farm Assurance Plus (NZFAP Plus), […]
HR5 Tag Reader makes compliance easier
Animal identification and compliance with NAIT is at the forefront of most farmers’ minds. That’s why tools that can make the whole process faster and easier are a real advantage, […]
New Zealand beef genetics to receive $16.7m injection
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) are partnering in a new $16.7 million beef genetics programme, with the potential to boost the sector’s profits by $460 million over the next […]
Strong wool and necessity – the mother of invention
Strong wool has won plenty of media spotlight of late. While prices remain abysmal at present, the creativity being shown on new uses for this natural and sustainable fibre bodes […]
New drive for strong wool profitability gaining impetus, Feds says
New Zealand’s wool industry is entering an exciting new era of collaboration, innovation and consumer-focus to deliver game changing profitability to farmers, William Beetham says. “We’re really pleased to see […]
Wedging open the door to additional wool sales
A group of Year 13 agribusiness students at a Dunedin College are working hard to put a bit of bounce back in wool demand, ‘one baale at a time’. Kavanagh […]
Feds proud to back NZ Dairy Story
Sip that fresh glass of New Zealand milk, cut a wedge of our cheese, and know the farmers behind it are world leaders in animal welfare and climate change. And […]
Strong will to lift wool returns
A Covid-era shift towards working from home, the rise of ‘Zoom’ towns in the USA and growing consciousness worldwide of the environmental credentials of products are all trends that the Strong Wool Action Group sees as potential opportunities. SWAG […]