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Alliance Group says their willingness to accept additional livestock from farmers during drought conditions underlines the value of a co-op.

Alliance Group has reported a pre-tax profit of $7.9 million on the back of challenging sheepmeat markets.

Meat cooperative Alliance has made a pitch for farmers disgruntled by a rival's yes vote for a Chinese joint venture partnership.

The Meat Industry Excellence Group’s (MIE) much-vaunted and so far highly secretive report into meat sector reforms is due to be released later this month.

Sheep and beef farmers are stepping up to lead change in their industry, according to Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) chairman John McCarthy.

SILVER FERN Farms’ board candidate Fiona Hancox says if farmers can’t fund the cooperative’s call for capital, then it at least needs to ensure a “New Zealand Inc approach rather than foreign ownership”.

Alliance director Dawn Sangster in June and July spent five weeks visiting key markets and customers for NZ meat:  USA, UK, China, Europe, Singapore and Indonesia. She’s now relaying her findings at meetings across New Zealand. Andrew Swallow reports.

LAMBS GRAZING high sugar ryegrass (HSG) grow faster and heavier than lambs grazing a standard ryegrass (SRG), according to a two-year trial on three farms in the southern South Island.

ALLIANCE GROUP chief executive Grant Cuff will be stepping down in December, following the company's annual meeting.

THE RED MEAT Profit Partnership (RMPP) has reached its first milestone of being fully established as a limited partnership and has appointed a board of directors.