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Ron Pellow

B+LNZ appoints Ron Pellow to critical farm planning role

10 Dec 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has appointed well-known agribusiness professional Ron Pellow to its Leader Farm Planning role, reflecting the importance of farm planning to the organisation and the red meat sector.

Farm planning

Farmers encouraged to Meat the Need this Christmas

7 Dec 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is encouraging farmers to donate to the Meat the Need initiative, particularly at this time of year when many families are facing hardship.

Meat the Need
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B+LNZ launches Sheep Genetics Module

6 Dec 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has released a new Sheep Genetics Learning Module at a time of year when sheep farmers are buying rams and thinking about selecting ewe replacements.

Genetics
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B+LNZ’s Feed Planning services extended

6 Dec 2020

NIWA’s prediction of a La Nina weather pattern has been the driver behind the Government’s extension of funding for feed planning and coordination services for farmers.

Feed Management
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Red Meat Sector Strategy 2020

3 Dec 2020

New Zealand’s red meat sector has launched a new strategy designed to identify and unlock market opportunities and improve the sector’s sustainability, productivity and prosperity.

Media Release
Open Farms Greg Lisa Hart

Open your farm gates to urban Kiwis this February

3 Dec 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is encouraging farmers to take part in the nationwide Open Farms initiative on February 21, 2021 by hosting urban Kiwis and telling your farming story, your way.

Open Farms
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Report released on role of red meat

2 Dec 2020

Our partners at B+LNZ Inc have released a significant report on the role of red meat in healthy and sustainable New Zealand diets. We contributed to this report, along with a number of academics and nutrition professionals, and the information in it forms the foundation of telling our sector story.

research

Government’s climate change emergency declaration: Government must shift its attention from offsetting emissions to reducing emissions from fossil fuel use

2 Dec 2020

With the New Zealand Government declaring a climate change emergency, B+LNZ has renewed its call for the Government to put in place tangible measures that will lead to real reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and limit the amount of pollution that can be offset through carbon farming.

Media Release
Teachers day out

Teachers learn about food and fibre careers firsthand

1 Dec 2020

In the last few weeks, teachers across seven regions in New Zealand have been learning about careers in the food and fibre sectors as part of GrowingNZ’s annual Teachers’ Day Out.

Sector training
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Further improvements to how B+LNZ manages events

26 Nov 2020

We’re constantly working to make things better at Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) events and for our event attendees.

Events
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Update on B+LNZ work on environmental rules

25 Nov 2020

B+LNZ is committed to keeping farmers updated on the issues that are important to them. The following email about new environmental rules was sent to farmers on 25 November 2020 and further updates will be provided when available.

Environment
Rob Davison

B+LNZ’s Rob Davison wins Outstanding Contribution Award

24 Nov 2020

Long-serving Beef + Lamb New Zealand economist Rob Davison won the Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand’s Primary Industries Award at this year’s Primary Industries Summit.

Awards