A field day held last week at Onuku Māori Lands Trust, located at Rerewhakaaitu near Rotorua attracted a large crowd of visitors. Onuku Māori Lands Trust is one of three finalists in this year’s prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy, Excellence in Māori Farming Award for the top Māori sheep and beef farm. Guests included the Minister of […]
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Positive results of retaining grass in critical source areas for Sheep Wintering Project
Forty farmers attending a Beef and Lamb NZ farming for profit field day in Waitahuna got a close-up look at a research project aiming to benchmark contaminant losses from sheep on winter crops and assess the impacts of retaining critical source areas (CSAs) in the grass in winter crop catchments.The Sheep Wintering project is based […]
Boost for agricultural and horticultural science in schools
More young minds eyeing food and fibre careers is the aim of new Government support for agricultural and horticultural science teachers in secondary schools, Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor announced today. The Government is committing $1.6 million over five years to the initiative through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre […]
Don’t kid yourself that going meat free helps the planet
I think everyone gets their back up a bit when they see or hear ill-informed and incorrect comments thrown around. This is why I am sick of hearing and seeing throw-away statements from people (who often should know better) about the supposed benefits to the globe of meat-free days, or a meat-free diet. This time, […]
Kate Acland appointed Deputy Chair of B+LNZ Board
Media release – B+L NZ Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Northern South Island Director Kate Acland has been appointed Deputy Chair of the board. B+LNZ Chairman Andrew Morrison, who plans to seek re-election in 2023, says the decision was made to re-establish the role of Deputy Chair due to an ever-increasing workload in a […]
Lamb event serves up healthy bonus for Lawrence clubs
The annual Lawrence Lamb Competition is one of those quintessential rural Kiwi events – a chance for farmers to demonstrate what they do best, raise some money for community causes, catch up and quaff a beer at the end of the day. Russell Robertson started it. Local farmer and a volunteer at the event for […]
Nicky Hyslop re-elected to B+LNZ Board
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Farmer Director Nicky Hyslop has been re-elected to represent the Central South Island on the B+LNZ Board. In the election as part of the 2022 B+LNZ Annual Meeting process, Timaru sheep, beef and arable farmer Nicky Hyslop received 4,113 votes while opposing candidate Simon Davies from Milton received 2,250 […]
A positive outlook for 2021-2022 season with record high red meat export returns
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Mid-Season Update 2021–22 has a positive outlook for global sheepmeat and beef trade, supported by solid fundamentals in key markets and demand projected to continue to exceed supply. “The outlook is positive. Strong demand from the US and China has underpinned record highs in the first quarter of the […]
Push continues for land use ‘fair and even playing field’
Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only step one of a suite of changes required. “For years Feds and other organisations have been calling for a reversal of rules that exempt overseas buyers intending to convert our farmland into forestry from […]
Urgent action needed to stop carbon farming rort
By William Beetham, Federated Farmers Meat & Wool Chairperson Federated Farmers is calling on the government to live up to its pledge and review the Overseas Investment Act ‘special forestry test’ and be fair to sheep and beef farmers We understand that Forestry Minister Stuart Nash and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have been lobbying for […]