Displaying items by tag: BLNZ
Low lamb prices hurt sheep and beef profits
Weak lamb prices are cutting into sheep and beef farmers' profits this season.
MIE ‘noise’ won’t bring change – BLNZ
No amount of noise from farmer ginger groups will bring change in the meat industry if the company boards choose not to adopt the measures they are calling for.
Beef+Lamb may shift its focus
Beef+Lamb NZ say it is looking at changes to its market development investment strategy – if it stays in market development at all.
Biocontrol beetle on show
Farmers will be able to observe first-hand the impressive impact of a biocontrol agent.
$8 milk price will happen again
We will see a $8/kgMS milk price again – but we will also see $4/kgMS again, says New Zealand special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen.
Judas or realist?
The Hounds notes that the two farmers standing for election in the vacant South Island director seat for Beef + Lamb NZ were both former leading lights in MIAG...
Focus on feed quality – expert
New Zealand farmers in general know how to grow feed and use it, but need more focus on quality, says San Jolly, an Australian expert in dryland nutrition.
Better ram genes do pay off
A North Island trial comparing the value of lambs sired by low versus high genetic merit rams validates that using genetic data does pay off.
The Wright man for the job?
Bill Wright wants to see Beef + Lamb NZ become a strong advocate on behalf of red meat producers.
Poacher - turned gamekeeper
A former chairman of the Meat Industry Action Group has since gone into dairy farming but is now standing for a seat on the Beef + Lamb NZ board.
