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M. bovis bill punch-up
DairyNZ are ‘working through’ the cost-sharing process for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis, says BLNZ general manager policy and advocacy Dave Harrison.
Crunching the numbers — Editorial
It's crunch time for dairy and beef farmers as they decide how much the two sectors will pay, respectively, toward cleaning up the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, likely to cost $870 million over 10 years.
Still deciding M. bovis levy split
Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are working through the cost-sharing process for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis, says BLNZ general manager policy and advocacy Dave Harrison.
Huge leap forward for sheep genetics
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) Genetics has launched a $5 million genetic evaluation system said to be a transformative step for the sheep industry.
Red meat exports surge
New Zealand’s red meat exports reached $6.7 billion in 2017-18.
Meats bullish outlook
Despite the unknowns of Brexit and the US-China trade war, New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers are pretty bullish about the future.
Room for improvement on Mycoplasma bovis awareness
More than half of sheep and beef farmers have made changes to reduce the risk of their stock becoming infected by Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).
Flawed data in Productivity Commission’s report
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says the Productivity Commission’s report on a low emission economy contains fundamental errors about the sheep and beef sector.
Farmers deserve better — Editorial
Farmer groups, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are in damage control.
Beef + Lamb NZ ups levy
Beef + Lamb NZ has decided to go ahead with proposed increases in sheepmeat and beef levies.