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Meat & Wool New Zealand welcomes wool announcement

Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:52 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand has welcomed today's announcement that PGG Wrightson has entered into a heads of agreement with a new grower cooperative, Wool Grower Holdings Limited, formed by the Wool Industry Network (WIN). This agreement sees ... More >>

ETS threatens to wipe out sheep and beef farming

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 2:22 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

MEDIA RELEASE 13 May 2008 ETS threatens to wipe out sheep, beef and deer farming More >>

Disappointment at Stalled Restructing Discussions

Monday, 21 April 2008, 4:34 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The Meat Industry Taskforce has today considered last week’s announcement that the industry restructuring project led by the Alliance Group had failed to progress to the next stage. More >>

M&WNZ disappointed over merger concept failure

Saturday, 19 April 2008, 11:53 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand has expressed disappointment that the concept for forming a new entity to consolidate the meat industry in New Zealand has failed. More >>

China FTA gives better access

Monday, 7 April 2008, 3:57 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

China FTA gives better access and more certainty for New Zealand meat and wool exports More >>

China holds opportunity for New Zealand farmers

Friday, 4 April 2008, 3:46 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and China has the potential to deliver significant gains to New Zealand sheep and beef farmers, Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen says. More >>

Farmer views sought on funding for restructure

Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 5:13 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand and the New Zealand Meat Board are asking farmers if they support the use of farmer reserves to evaluate the meat industry restructuring concept being proposed by the Alliance Group. More >>

Meat & Wool NZ welcomes Fast Forward initiative

Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 2:59 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand says the New Zealand Fast Forward initiative will be welcome news to the country’s sheep and beef farmers and acknowledgement of the confidence the Government has in the sector. More >>

Nutrient Budgets – Good Environmental Stewardship

Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 10:57 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand and the fertiliser industry have teamed up to encourage sheep and beef farmers to adopt nutrient budgets for their farms – an important element of good environmental stewardship and also a sound business strategy. More >>

New Meat & Wool NZ director elected in the South

Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:30 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Farmers in the Southern South Island electorate have elected Leon Black of Riverton as their new director on the board of Meat & Wool New Zealand. More >>

The Meat Industry Taskforce meets for first time

Monday, 18 February 2008, 5:26 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand’s objective in establishing the Meat Industry Taskforce (Taskforce) is to develop a vision and a plan from farm to market that restores and generates sustainable long term profitability for farmers and the wider meat industry. More >>

Meat & Wool New Zealand welcomes Alliance concept

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 9:41 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand has welcomed the Alliance Group initiative that would see a new single entity in which 80 per cent of New Zealand’s livestock supply is managed from farm to market. More >>

2007-08 Mid Season Update

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 4:46 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The latest Meat & Wool New Zealand economic forecast for sheep and beef farmers is a stark reminder of the challenging times facing the sector as a result of a high New Zealand dollar and increasing costs. More >>

PPCS Welcomes Meat & Wool New Zealand Initiative

Friday, 18 January 2008, 9:53 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

PPCS Chairman Reese Hart said Meat & Wool New Zealand should be applauded for its approach in taking a leadership role in addressing issues facing the red meat sector. More >>

Election in the Southern South Island Ward

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 9:29 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Three Meat & Wool New Zealand director nominations have been received in the Southern South Island electorate. The candidates are Leon Black of Riverton, Hilary Mcnab of Owaka and Finlay Weatherburn of Gore. More >>

Sir John Anderson to lead meat industry taskforce

Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 3:15 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand has announced the establishment of a meat industry taskforce, chaired by Sir John Anderson, to look at strategies for advancing New Zealand’s red meat industry. More >>

Chairman urges farmers to consider the WIN strateg

Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 3:59 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman and Wool Industry Network Director, Mike Petersen, has welcomed the Wool Industry Network document, titled Model for Change – Realising the Potential of New Zealand Strong Wool, and urged all those involved in the strong ... More >>

Meat & Wool NZ calls for director nominations

Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 3:48 pm | Meat And Wool New Zealand

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

Survey Confirms Fewer Lambs

Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:51 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

The 2007 Lamb Crop figures have confirmed the predictions of industry commentators – lamb production was well down with 1.7 million less tailed lambs compared to last spring. The 32.4 million lambs is an overall decrease of -4.9 percent, according ... More >>

Paradise Week 2007 Attracts Record Crowds in Tokyo

Thursday, 22 November 2007, 12:55 am | Meat And Wool New Zealand

Nearly 17,000 people flocked to the New Zealand Paradise Week 2007 events, held at central Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills district last week. A record 10,000 people attended on one day alone, marking a new attendance record on a single day to the food and ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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