Alliance Group says it has invested in new technology designed to measure the level of intramuscular fat in its beef and lamb to help capture greater product value.

Australian supermarket giant Coles' foray into milk processing is another sign of concern over milk security, says Australian dairy analyst Steve Spencer, Freshagenda.

Year 11 students from Oamaru’s three high schools ventured out of the classroom and onto the farm for a field day hosted by the North Otago Sustainable Land Management (NOSLaM) group.

The red meat processing sector is working hard to support cyclone-affected farmer by ensuring plants return to operation as soon as possible and providing assistance to rural communities.

OPINION: As the initial shock of the devastation to large parts of the rural landscape in the North Island by Cyclone Gabrielle eases, attention now turns to the recovery and rebuild.

"It's all about clawing our way back from a pretty ugly position of a week ago.”

Research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has found almost two thirds of Kiwis oppose foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.

Labour shortages and immigration stuff-ups have cost the NZ meat industry an estimated $600 million in lost exports.

Meat processor Silver Fern Farms is moving more animals over fewer kilometres, thanks to a digital real-time transport management system.

Meat sector unions are crying foul over a plan to pay migrant workers less than the median work for short stints in processing plants.