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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
$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?
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.
‘No’ to meat lobby’s remits
Two men contesting the vacant central South Island Beef + Lamb NZ board seat do not support remits by MIE to the BLNZ annual meeting.
Soldier’s widow telling how to stare down a challenge
A social worker talking to young farmers isn't what you would call a traditional event at a young farmers conference, but Sally Blackler isn't your average social worker.