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TEENAGERS GET READY TO COOK UP A STORM
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 11:47 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
TEENAGERS GET READY TO COOK UP A STORM New Zealand teenagers will be transforming typical, run-of the-mill burgers into healthy, gourmet masterpieces to impress culinary judges in the annual Secondary School Burger competition. Encouraging teenagers to ... More >>
New study doesn’t change dietary advice
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 12:58 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
New Zealanders can rest assured their enjoyment of beef and lamb doesn’t need to change anytime soon despite the predictions of a new US study suggesting harm from eating large amounts. More >>
B+LNZ scholarship takes young Marton farmer to Mexico
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:21 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Marton farmer, Richard Morrison, has been awarded the Beef + Lamb New Zealand agricultural scholarship that will take him to the Five Nations Beef Alliance and Young Ranchers Programme being held in Mexico later this month. Richard (32), was selected from ... More >>
New lamb initiative launches in Tesco UK supermarkets
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 2:48 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Silver Fern Farms in collaboration with Beef + Lamb New Zealand is today launching a new initiative with UK supermarket chain Tesco, offering New Zealand fresh chilled lamb under the Silver Fern Farms brand. More >>
Unspent goat levies available for projects
Monday, 26 September 2011, 3:46 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
The $114,000 of unspent goat levies is forming a contestable fund for projects that will benefit the New Zealand goat meat industry. Farmers voted to stop paying a goat meat levy in the referendum held in 2009 and Beef + Lamb New Zealand will oversee ... More >>
Low Iron Levels A Concern For Kiwi Women
Monday, 26 September 2011, 1:37 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
The number of Kiwi women suffering from iron deficiency has more than doubled in 12 years, according to the results of the Ministry of Health’s 2008-9 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey, published this month. The results show low iron levels have ... More >>
Grass-fed beef a hit at major Tokyo festival
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:16 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Over three quarters of a million Japanese people attended the Super Yosakoi food, music and dance festival in Tokyo recently and many got a taste of New Zealand grass-fed beef. By the end of the festival, 400 kilograms of the beef had been barbecued and ... More >>
Red Meat Sector Strategy Coordination Group moving forward
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:46 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Former MP Katherine Rich and dairy and meat industry leader, Graeme Milne, have been appointed as independent members of the Red Meat Sector Strategy’s Coordinating Group. Rich is the CEO of the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council and was a National ... More >>
New study doesn’t change dietary advice
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:36 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
A new study, published today in the US, doesn’t change advice on eating meat here in New Zealand. The study suggests high intakes of red and processed meat are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, but the results have little significance to Kiwi ... More >>
Taipei Bloggers Create A Buzz Around New Zealand Beef
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 11:14 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
Taiwan's tastemakers are helping to set a new consumer trend for pure and natural New Zealand beef. More >>
Sheep and beef export earnings up
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 12:08 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Export earnings for New Zealand sheep and beef products totalled $5.8 billion last year - an increase of 9 per cent, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand's (B+LNZ) Economic Service annual Stock Number Survey. The survey shows sheep numbers down ... More >>
EU quota for New Zealand grain-fed beef welcomed
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 5:52 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Today’s news that the European Union has agreed to allow New Zealand access to a quota for grain-fed high quality beef is the result of hard work by the industry and Beef + Lamb New Zealand alongside the government, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand ... More >>
New Zealand Beef Dishes Up Export Dollars
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 11:24 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
New Zealand beef is carving out a tasty market niche in Japan, dishing up returns that should satisfy farmers and economists alike. Though New Zealand has just a small slice of the Japanese beef market - 6 per cent - it's our second largest export beef ... More >>
Beef + Lamb NZ promoting trade opportunities with Japan
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:08 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen is part of the New Zealand delegation attending the Japan New Zealand Partnership Forum in Tokyo next week, working to strengthen the business relationship between the two countries. With both countries ... More >>
Red Meat Strategy Coordinating Group appointed
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 3:25 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Following widespread support for the themes and direction of the recently released Red Meat Sector Strategy (RMSS), the focus has now moved to implementation and adoption of the plan to secure the long term profitability of the sheep and beef sector. More >>
World's Best Cookbook Author Puts In A Good Word For NZ Beef
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 3:54 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Who better to introduce Korean foodies to some of the world's best beef than the author of the world's best cookbook? More >>
Alliance Group's Sainsbury Campaign Supports NZ Lamb
Monday, 20 June 2011, 12:31 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
From March through to the end of May, Alliance Group Ltd, in conjunction with Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), conducted a marketing campaign for major UK retailer Sainsbury's to promote New Zealand lamb. More >>
New Zealand Beef is a Star Performer in Taiwan
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:42 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
New Zealand grass-fed beef is winning fans in Taiwan following a star turn at one of Taichung’s most prestigious hotels. Its popularity with guests and diners at the Tempus during the month-long New Zealand Beef Festival has secured it a long ... More >>
Taiwanese Restaurateurs and Chefs Take to New Zealand Beef
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 12:28 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is helping to boost appeal for grass-fed New Zealand beef in Taiwan by enhancing its image among restaurant industry movers and shakers. Chefs from some of the country’s top hotels were among a group of hospitality professionals ... More >>
Staying connected - SIL-ACE joins the dots
Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 12:39 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Within a few minutes and mouse clicks, sheep breeders can objectively and fairly compare rams from different flocks. Beef + Lamb New Zealand's (B+LNZ) SIL-ACE is the largest genetic evaluation of sheep in the world. More >>