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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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B+LNZ invites director nominations and remits for Annual Meeting

15 Nov 2019

Today nominations have opened for two Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) director roles and one role on B+LNZ’s Directors Independent Remuneration Committee (DIRC), and the call has gone out for farmer remits for the 2020 Annual Meeting.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand will continue to push for science based methane targets

7 Nov 2019

Bipartisan support for the Zero Carbon Act will provide certainty for farmers about the framework for emissions, but sheep and beef farmers are disappointed the methane targets remain unchanged.

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Still work to do on the Zero Carbon Bill and methane targets

6 Nov 2019

“There is still critical work to be done on the Zero Carbon Bill and its methane targets to ensure the Bill achieves its own objectives,” says Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Chief Executive Sam McIvor.

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RCEP reaches important milestone

5 Nov 2019

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the announcement that 15 of the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members have agreed the text of the agreement and essentially all their market access issues.

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B+LNZ welcomes new Food & Fibre Skills Action Plan 2019-2022

29 Oct 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed the new Food & Fibre Skills Action Plan 2019-2022 between the Government and primary sector that will fix the skills gaps facing farmers and growers, with today’s announcement being the result of a year’s worth of work from across the sector.

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