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… helicrop and establish a crop or pasture with no tillage, it needs to be done correctly with a clearly defined process. Planning is key.  • It is recommended that a helicrop be established on flat or rolling topography (not on steep …

… looks for alternatives to red meat. These include environmental concerns relating to climate change and the ability to feed the growing world population in a sustainable way; the use of animals in food production; and the place of meat in a … global demand for quality protein. The global population is swelling with a forecast one billion extra people to feed by 2030.  New Zealand’s total agricultural production can only feed about 40 million people. We can’t and don’t want to try to feed the world. Alternative proteins will have a place in …

The Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) was a collaborative programme that brought together partners from across the red meat sector to help our industry become more profitable, confident and productive. … The RMPP programme ended on 31 March 2021. About the programme Industry and Government partnered through the Primary Growth Partnership programme to invest in a $65 million initiative to develop, test and introduce new ideas, technology and ways of working. RMPP was made up of farmers via …

… either natural or synthetic hormones sold for the purpose of increasing muscle tone, growth rate, weight gain or feed efficiency of animals. … The use of HGPs is not permitted in sheep in New Zealand and fewer than 1% of New Zealand …