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China Re-opens For NZ Venison Exports
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:40 am | Deer Industry NZ
A catalogue of approved animal species for human consumption has been issued by the Peoples Republic of China. It includes venison from farmed malu – the Chinese name for red deer – along with more traditional farm animals and poultry. Deer ... More >>
Venison Marketers Building On-line And Retail Sales
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 1:01 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Marketers of New Zealand farm-raised venison are making a concerted push to build sales through on-line outlets and through gourmet retailers. This gourmet product, normally sold mainly through food service distributors to chefs, has been particularly ... More >>
Moffat to lead deer industry team
Monday, 14 October 2019, 2:24 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Innes Moffat has been appointed chief executive of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ). He has been with the organisation for 14 years. More >>
Hawke’s Bay deer farmers win top environment award
Monday, 20 May 2019, 2:26 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Central Hawke’s Bay couple Evan and Linda Potter have won the premier Elworthy Award in the deer industry’s 2019 environmental awards. More >>
Government’s targets for methane reduction are unrealistic
Friday, 10 May 2019, 10:56 am | Deer Industry NZ
Deer Industry New Zealand is disappointed by the government’s announced emissions reduction targets for agriculture. Dr Ian Walker, Chair of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ), says that under current conditions these targets would result in significant ... More >>
Bounce in deer numbers
Monday, 18 February 2019, 2:03 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Farmed deer numbers, including the number of breeding hinds and fawns, increased in 2018 according to provisional agriculture census figures released by Statistics New Zealand. This follows a small recovery in stag numbers in the 2017 census. More >>
Year-round promotions entrench NZ venison in Europe
Friday, 16 November 2018, 3:12 pm | Deer Industry NZ
The northern European autumn and winter ‘game season’ remains a key market for NZ venison, even with the industry’s success in building year-round venison demand in other markets. The region is also breaking with tradition and slowly developing ... More >>
Velvet prospects sound
Friday, 26 October 2018, 2:21 pm | Deer Industry NZ
The velvet market during the 2018-19 season is expected to be reasonably stable, with consumption in Asia increasing in line with production growth in New Zealand. More >>
Deer velvet looking good in Asia
Monday, 16 July 2018, 5:13 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Long-term prospects for NZ velvet in the major Asian markets are looking positive says Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) Asia manager Rhys Griffiths. More >>
Deer farmers improving water quality
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 6:52 pm | Deer Industry NZ
To keep waterways clean, deer farmers are fencing their deer out of streams and taking measures to keep valuable soil where it belongs – on the farm, growing grass. More >>
Demand for stags reflects deer farmer confidence
Wednesday, 24 January 2018, 9:14 am | Deer Industry NZ
Confidence in the future profitability of venison and velvet production has flowed through to the market for sire stags, with strong sales reported throughout the country, says Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ). More >>
Deer velvet joint venture aims for a “world-first”
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 11:49 am | Deer Industry NZ
The NZ deer industry has agreed to support one of South Korea’s largest pharmaceutical companies in its plans to develop and market a product with proven health benefits based on NZ deer velvet. More >>
Velvet market underpinned by growing demand
Monday, 30 October 2017, 6:30 pm | Deer Industry NZ
The new deer velvet season has opened strongly, with farmers reporting early enquiry from buyers at prices 10-15 per cent above last season’s close. More >>
Stars align for venison
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 10:43 am | Deer Industry NZ
Venison farmers are pinching themselves at their good fortune. Prices have steadily increased in the last two years to an all-time June high of $9 a kilogram, carcase weight, for quality stags. More >>
Cervena to be marketed in Germany
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 11:38 am | Deer Industry NZ
Cervena venison is to be marketed in Germany during the northern hemisphere summer as part of a market development trial. More >>
Positive progress with Cervena in Europe
Monday, 19 December 2016, 3:19 pm | Deer Industry NZ
The five major venison marketers that have been collaborating in the trial marketing of Cervena venison in the Netherlands and Belgium during the northern summer have agreed to continue the trial for a third year. More >>
Chilled venison markets and season growing
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:47 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Sales of New Zealand chilled venison are growing, boosting returns to New Zealand deer farmers, even though overall venison production is down. More >>
Exporters back single QA standard for deer farms
Friday, 14 October 2016, 11:01 am | Deer Industry NZ
All five major venison marketing companies and the NZ Deer Farmers Association (NZDFA) are backing the introduction of a revamped quality assurance programme for farmed deer. More >>
Parasite-resistant deer on the horizon?
Monday, 10 October 2016, 11:37 am | Deer Industry NZ
Deer breeders who want to select deer with natural resistance to internal parasites may now do so. However, they’re taking a punt, as research to find out whether – or how – resistance is linked to growth rates and parasite levels in deer won’t ... More >>
New cuts help keep venison on menus
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 12:05 pm | Deer Industry NZ
Venison exporters and Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) are promoting new cuts to chefs to increase returns from the whole deer carcass and to help keep venison on restaurant menus. More >>
