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National plan for M. bovis programme unveiled
A national plan to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis and support farmers during the process has been released.
Harnessing better feed and genetic performance
Ram harnesses are a useful tool for feed allocation, and they can also help identify unmated hoggets that will then have higher lifetime performance.
Beefed-up bovis levy
Beef + Lamb New Zealand will soon start consulting with its farmers on the proposed levy to pay for the beef sector’s share of the Mycoplasma bovis response.
Meat brand tackles food anxiety
Three years of planning and work has come to fruition in the launch last week of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s brand promotion Taste Pure Nature.
Feeble voter turnout in BLNZ elections
Voter turnout was poor in the recent Beef + Lamb NZ farmer-director elections that resulted in a board member getting the boot and two new faces popping up.
Nats promise to fight for farmers
National's climate change spokesman Todd Muller has told farmers he will fight to ensure they are only asked to do what is technologically doable as the country grapples with mitigating climate change.
Beef + Lamb well placed for future
Beef + Lamb NZ has the correct strategies in place to help the sector successfully navigate its way through the next couple of years, says chair Andrew Morrison.
Busy year for meat’s main man
Beef + Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison told last week’s annual meeting in Timaru that the past 12 months have been “an awfully busy year”.
Getting farming's pride back
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is working hard to ensure that the farming sector is valued by all New Zealanders.
Swiss breed proves a heavy hitter
In beef progeny trials by Beef + Lamb NZ across NZ, initial weight-based results show Simmental are performing at the top of the breeds.