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Meat And Wool New Zealand - Latest News [Page 5]

Meat & Wool NZ calls for director nominations

Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 1:58 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Nominations are sought for two director positions on the Board of Meat & Wool New Zealand. More >>

Lamb numbers and exports down says Meat & Wool NZ

Monday, 24 November 2008, 9:32 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service says drought and dairy expansion have reduced this year’s lamb numbers to 27.3 million. This is a drop of 4.7 million or 15 per cent fewer than last spring. More >>

Tri Nations Lamb Group meet in Hawkes Bay

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:55 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Members of the Tri Nations Lamb Group from the United States, Australia and New Zealand are meeting in Hawkes Bay this week to continue work on getting more Americans to eat lamb. More >>

Winning NZ shearers and woolhandlers congratulated

Monday, 6 October 2008, 2:17 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand is delighted with news overnight that the New Zealand team at the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Norway has won four world titles. More >>

P4 deal will be good for sheep and beef farmers

Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 10:12 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand says the inclusion of the United States in the P4 trade agreement will add to what is already a high quality trade agreement. More >>

Meat & Wool New Zealand names new CEO

Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 10:46 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen has announced the appointment of Dr Scott Champion as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer. More >>

Meat & Wool NZ welcomes latest FTA success

Friday, 29 August 2008, 5:31 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen, is pleased that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the 10 ASEAN countries have concluded successfully. More >>

Better prices for sheep and beef this season

Monday, 18 August 2008, 1:18 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Sheep and beef farm profits will be much better next season with improved in-market prices for lamb, beef and strong wool due to tightening supply and some depreciation in the New Zealand exchange rate, according to Meat & Wool New Zealand's New Season ... More >>

Sheep Numbers Well Down

Friday, 8 August 2008, 1:05 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service says drought and dairy expansion have had a significant impact on sheep numbers which will be down 4.3 million (-11 per cent) this year to 34.2 million. More >>

Meat & Wool NZ urge WTO gains must not to be lost

Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 11:38 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand is bitterly disappointed that the World Trade Organisation talks in Geneva have collapsed without final agreement being reached, but optimistic that common ground had been agreed in many areas. More >>

Wool industry urged not to revert to past

Monday, 28 July 2008, 4:39 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand is encouraged that “The Wool Company Ltd” (working name only) – an outcome of the Wool Industry Network (WIN) initiative to link supply and commercial interests – may be catalysing unity in the industry. More >>

2008 farmer consultation process kicks off

Thursday, 10 July 2008, 11:40 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

With 17 meetings scheduled from Balclutha to Whangarei, Meat & Wool New Zealand will inform and engage with farmers on the next year’s levy expenditure. More >>

Higher input prices increase pressure

Friday, 4 July 2008, 12:12 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

New Zealand sheep and beef on-farm costs have increased almost 10 per cent in the year to March 2008. More >>

Meat Industry Taskforce disbanding brings clarity

Friday, 27 June 2008, 11:05 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand says the disbanding of the Meat Industry Taskforce has brought increased clarity to where the organisation must put its effort for farmers. More >>

Meat Industry Taskforce

Friday, 27 June 2008, 11:03 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The announcement on the process for a meat industry sector strategy to be completed was released on 13 June 2008. In commissioning the strategy completion, the Taskforce was seeking to focus on the strategic issues around the long term marketing of product ... More >>

The value of beef

Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 10:49 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Today’s farming environment may be throwing up challenges for New Zealand’s beef farmers, but it’s not all doom and gloom. More >>

Carbon neutrality not sustainable for sheep, beef

Monday, 23 June 2008, 5:00 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The sheep and beef sector still has concerns that the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme goes beyond meeting New Zealand’s international obligations – despite the recent amendments by the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, Meat & Wool ... More >>

Taskforce announce process for sector strategy

Sunday, 15 June 2008, 4:56 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The Meat Industry Taskforce has today outlined the process it is undertaking to complete a sector strategy for the red meat industry in New Zealand. More >>

Meat & Wool New Zealand CEO resigns

Monday, 9 June 2008, 10:53 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen has announced today that the CEO, Mark Jeffries has resigned. More >>

Budget money for animal ID welcomed

Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:07 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand has welcomed the Government's commitment to assist in the funding of a national animal identification and tracing system and farm register, announced in the Budget today. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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