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B+LNZ Ltd Annual Meeting to be held online

2 Apr 2020

As a consequence of the Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd (B+LNZ) will now be holding its Annual Meeting online, via a livestream, after it was unable to hold it in person last week.

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B+LNZ welcomes Waikato Plan Change One decision and encourages Government to reflect in Essential Freshwater proposals

19 Mar 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcomes the Waikato Plan Change One decision for the Waikato and Waipa catchments to reflect the impact of different types of farming.

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You’re invited to B+LNZ’s Annual Meeting

27 Feb 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Annual Meeting will be held in New Plymouth at the Devon Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday 26 March 2020, with registrations now open for both the meeting itself, as well as an full day of events surrounding the Annual Meeting to update farmers on key industry initiatives and issues.

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Voting opens for B+LNZ Annual Meeting resolutions, Annual Report 2019 released

13 Feb 2020

Voting is now open for Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) two resolutions to be presented at the Annual Meeting.

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UK exit from Europe this week removes some uncertainty

28 Jan 2020

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union this week (31 January) and the beginning of negotiations with the EU during a transition period removes some of the uncertainty around Brexit and the impact on New Zealand, according to the Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).

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Lower lambing percentage for New Zealand sheep farmers

8 Jan 2020

On average, sheep and beef farmers achieved a lower lambing percentage in spring 2019 than in 2018, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Lamb Crop 2019 report.

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Morrison and Tatham to return to B+LNZ's Board unopposed

16 Dec 2019

Following the call for director nominations and farmer remits, directors Andrew Morrison (Southern South Island) and George Tatham (Eastern North Island) will be reappointed to the Board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) as no other nominations were received in those two districts.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand pleased with NAIT changes

12 Dec 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is pleased the Government has dropped several proposals to amend the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand unveils new report on shaping the future of the red meat sector

4 Dec 2019

Exporting New Zealand’s food culture to the world, maximising the value from co-products, and increasing the design of marketing for algorithms are among seven recommendations in a new report designed to strengthen New Zealand’s red meat sector.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for changes to freshwater proposals

28 Nov 2019

B+LNZ is urging the Government to make changes to its freshwater proposals with an independent analysis revealing the costs of the reforms have been significantly under-estimated.

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Sheep farmers now able to breed “low methane” sheep

27 Nov 2019

In a world first, New Zealand sheep farmers now have the ability to breed animals that emit less methane.

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B+LNZ looks forward to working with Government on biodiversity NPS

26 Nov 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is looking forward to working constructively with the Government and communities on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) and welcomes the extended consultation period which runs through to 14 March 2020.

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