NZ Beef and Lamb - Latest News [Page 6]
ANZCO’s Waitrose Campaign Showcases Succulent NZ Lamb
Friday, 3 June 2011, 1:45 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
ANZCO Foods, in collaboration with Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and UK partner Waitrose, conducted a dedicated in-store marketing campaign to promote New Zealand lamb in a fresh and exciting way. This campaign is just one, in a range of ongoing ... More >>
Kiwis Eating Red Meat Within International Guidelines
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 4:27 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recommends around 500g cooked red meat a week. Having reviewed the latest research available from around the world, the recommendation made by WCRF today remains the same as the one it made nearly four years ago. Kiwis ... More >>
Barbecues Beef Up Spirits of Japanese Evacuees
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 3:11 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
New Zealand grass-fed beef was a welcome, albeit temporary, dietary change for a group of Japanese among the hardest hit by March’s devastating disasters. More >>
B+LNZ warns Labour on ETS
Monday, 23 May 2011, 3:28 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Including livestock emissions in the ETS, in isolation from every other country in the world would be economic suicide for New Zealand and could spell the end of the sheep and beef sector in this country, Beef + Lamb New Zealand is warning the Labour ... More >>
Switch in promtoional focus for New Zealand lamb in the UK
Friday, 20 May 2011, 11:00 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has switched its promotional focus in the United Kingdom from mass media marketing of New Zealand lamb, to a more targeted programme that aligns with the individual commercial needs of exporting companies. More >>
B+LNZ applauds progress on European red meat access conditio
Friday, 29 April 2011, 1:02 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
The signing in Brussels of an agreement which will progress an increase in New Zealand’s annual sheepmeat quota to the European Union has been welcomed by Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chief Executive, Dr Scott Champion said the proposed ... More >>
Race To Find New Zealand’s Most Tender Steak
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 10:28 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
The semi-finalists for the 2011 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin Competition, sponsored by Pfizer Animal Genetics, have been announced. More >>
Meat Bonding Practice Not Misleading
Friday, 15 April 2011, 4:14 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Transglutaminase (TG) is used in New Zealand restaurants purely for portion control and not to ‘glue scraps of meat together’. Comments made by Sue Kedgley insisting ‘meat scraps are glued together to make prime cuts’ are inaccurate. It is not ... More >>
Chairman’s Address to the Beef + Lamb NZ Annual Meeting
Friday, 1 April 2011, 3:33 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Welcome to the first annual meeting of Beef + Lamb New Zealand with our rebranding and name change complete, following the final meeting of Meat & Wool New Zealand in Te Kuiti last year. In welcoming you today can I first thank our hosts Young Farmers. ... More >>
Closing date for wool levy fund applications extended
Friday, 4 March 2011, 1:52 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Following the Christchurch earthquake Beef + Lamb New Zealand has extended its call for wool levy fund applications until 31 March 2011. More >>
Sheep and beef prices up and expected to remain strong
Monday, 7 February 2011, 1:03 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Mid-Season Update for the sheep and beef sector reports marked increases in offshore prices, despite drawn-out recoveries from recession in North America and the European Union. While the export price increases are being ... More >>
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Farmer Directors elected unopposed
Friday, 28 January 2011, 2:35 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Director elections in the Eastern North Island and Southern South Island electorates will not be required with the two incumbents elected unopposed. More >>
Red Meat Sector Strategy consultation begins next week
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 3:53 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Preliminary findings from the red meat sector strategy will show there are significant opportunities over the next five years to secure and accelerate improvements the sector is already making. More >>
Beef + Lamb NZ director nominations
Monday, 17 January 2011, 4:01 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Nominations for two farmer-elected director positions on the Board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand close on Thursday 27 January 2011. The positions are for the Eastern North Island and the Southern South Island electorates, for a term of three years. More >>
Sector Strategy ready for consultation in the New Year
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 2:07 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Farmers and industry will be updated on Red Meat Sector Strategy progress and hear firsthand about the opportunities for the sector, in a series of meetings planned early in the New Year. More >>
NZ lamb’s profile boosted at German food fair
Monday, 13 December 2010, 3:44 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand showcased New Zealand lamb to over 6,000 visitors at a gourmet food fair held in Stuttgart, Germany last month. Beef + Lamb New Zealand General Manager Market Development, Craig Finch says the kulinart fair was an excellent opportunity ... More >>
Beef + Lamb welcomes Trans-Pacific Partnership
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 11:27 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
This week’s fourth round of negotiations to expand the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an important step towards a free trade agreement (FTA) with key export markets for New Zealand’s red meat sector, say Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen ... More >>
Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for director nominations
Friday, 26 November 2010, 4:22 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Nominations are sought for two farmer-elected director positions on the Board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand. The positions are for the Eastern North Island and the Southern South Island electorates, for a term of three years. Nominations close on Thursday ... More >>
New Zealand lamb numbers back 10 per cent
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 2:37 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Cold wet conditions during spring hit the 2010 lamb crop hard leaving New Zealand lamb numbers back 10 per cent on last season. The Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Economic Service’s annual Lamb Crop Survey released today shows the number of lambs ... More >>
Launch of Ahuwhenua Trophy competition
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 1:41 pm | NZ Beef and Lamb
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is a proud supporter of the 2011 BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming Award, the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition, which launched at the recent FOMA (Federation of Maori Authorities) conference. More >>