Displaying items by tag: BLNZ
Upgrade for farm menus
Farmers are being offered extra environmental protection advice through an upgraded version of the hugely popular "farm menus".
Getting it right in hogget breeding
Hogget breeding can increase the number of lambs weaned on a farm each year and increase lifetime performance, but only if done correctly.
New meat man sets out his priorities
Dealing with environmental issues is a key priority for the new chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ, Sam McIvor.
Entries open for sheep awards
Entries have opened for Beef+Lamb New Zealand's annual NZ Sheep Industry Awards.
Northland iwi farm collective raises prospect of a national vision
A group of 11 farms owned by various iwi in Northland have formed a collective under the Te Hiku banner to gain greater influence through scale.
Support for BLNZ at 85%
Beef + Lamb NZ in 2009 just sneaked through in the levy vote as an organisation, with 51.5% support by farmers.
Time to go — Editorial
The results of the remit votes at Beef + Lamb NZ's recent annual meeting must surely be the final nail in the coffin of the meat sector ginger group MIE.
James Parsons wants to stop the infighting
Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons has warned against infighting and division becoming a characteristic of the sector.
Sheep and beef farmers reject MIE
MIE has overwhelmingly lost its bid for more funding from Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), with 75% of farmers voting against the proposal.