TheBeefSite Latest News: New Zealand
14 April 2021
New Zealand will stop livestock exports due to animal welfare concernsNew Zealand said on 14 April that it will stop the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years, citing animal welfare concerns for a decision that will affect major trading partners including Australia and China....
16 February 2021
Research says New Zealand dairy is world’s most emissions efficientNew research shows New Zealand dairy farmers have the world’s lowest carbon footprint – at half the emissions of other international producers....
26 January 2021
DairyNZ supports proposed winter grazing solutions DairyNZ supports recommendations to the Government from an advisory group looking to improve winter grazing rules for farmers and achieve better environmental outcomes....
28 December 2020
New Zealand M. bovis eradication on target, but still work to doOn 21 July 2017, diagnostic samples taken from a South Canterbury, New Zealand dairy herd tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). This bacterium had never previously been found in New Zealand. Since then, significant progress has been made in...
27 December 2020
New Zealand updates TB Testing ProgramStarting February 9, 2021, OSPRI is managing New Zealand's TB eradication through an updated testing programme, placing greater focus on higher risk areas while maintaining nationwide disease surveillance...
03 December 2020
New Zealand’s goal of a carbon-neutral government faces an uphill battleNew Zealand’s goal to have a carbon-neutral public sector by 2025 can only happen if it is backed by additional funding and bold policies instead of relying on carbon offset schemes....
02 December 2020
New Zealand promises a carbon neutral government by 2025, but exempts agricultureNew Zealand states that its public sector will become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declares a climate emergency....
16 November 2020
New Zealand’s PM Ardern hits bac at Chinese claims of COVID-19 contamination on beefNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is confident no meat products were exported from the country with COVID-19, seeming to contradict claims from Chinese authorities that they had detected coronavirus on frozen beef products from New Zealand....
26 October 2020
New Zealand introduces new rules for live animal exportsNew Zealand announces new requirements for the safe transport of livestock after a cattle ship capsized in the East China sea this summer, killing thousands of cows and most of the ship’s crew....
10 October 2020
New research suggests that New Zealand's beef and sheep farms are approaching carbon neutralityIndependent research has found New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms are already close to being carbon neutral and strengthens calls for the formal recognition of on-farm sequestration....
11 September 2020
New Zealand mulls changes to livestock exports by sea after ship capsizesNew Zealand has launched a review of its livestock exports by sea one week after a ship carrying nearly 6,000 cows and 43 crew members capsized off Japan....
03 September 2020
Cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan’s coastA ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China has capsized after an engine failed in stormy weather in the East China Sea....
30 August 2020
New Zealand beef and lamb sampler boxes now available in the US Silver Fern Farms, Marx Foods and Beef + Lamb New Zealand team up to launch online delivery sampler boxes for US customers. ...
06 May 2020
New Zealand’s new climate change curriculum worries farmersNew Zealand’s new climate change curriculum advises students to eat less dairy and meat, upsetting members of its critical farming community....
30 January 2020
Records All Round for Dairy, Meat ExportsNEW ZEALAND - The first four months of the 2019/20 dairy export season has set records, boosted by higher prices and volumes, according to a report by Stats NZ....
16 December 2019
Bullish Growth in Beef Cattle NumbersNEW ZEALAND - Beef cattle numbers increased strongly in 2019, rising for the third year in a row, while the number of dairy cattle dipped slightly, Stats NZ reports....
02 December 2019
Export Prices Riding High on Meat, DairyNEW ZEALAND - Export lamb and beef prices reached new highs in the September 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today....
27 November 2019
Dairy, Beef & Lamb Exports Rise in OctoberNEW ZEALAND - Exports of dairy products, beef, and lamb, particularly to China, increased in value in October 2019, Stats NZ said today....
12 November 2019
New Zealand's Zero Carbon Bill a Mixed Bag for Farmers New Zealand's Zero Carbon Bill is described as "mixed bag" for farmers, according to DairyNZ Chief Executive Dr Tim Mackle. He's urging all political parties to work together to find consensus on a pathway forward....
10 September 2019
Momentum Building in Sustainable Beef, Says ReportNEW ZEALAND - Demand for sustainably produced beef is on the rise as the sector comes under increasing scrutiny over its impact on animals and the environment, according to a new report....
05 September 2019
New Animal Welfare Solution for LivestockNEW ZEALAND - Situate Me, the emergency management crowd sourcing specialist behind compassionate Virtual Disaster Assistant Ema, has launched a new animal welfare add-on that allows farmers and lifestylers to register animals left unattended in an emergency....
03 July 2019
Scientists Discover Processes to Lower Methane Emissions from AnimalsNEW ZEALAND - University of Otago scientists are part of an international research collaboration which has made an important discovery in the quest to lower global agricultural methane emissions....
28 June 2019
NZ Exports Record Volume of Beef in MayNEW ZEALAND - More than 21,500 tonnes of beef worth $155.7 million was dispatched to China in May as beef exports to the country continue to grow strongly....
17 June 2019
Hollywood Director Hits Out at NZ Meat, Dairy IndustriesNEW ZEALAND - James Cameron says New Zealand "isn't living up to its own image of itself" because of the country's meat and dairy industries, which he claims damage the environment....
12 June 2019
Live Cattle Exports Drop as Govt Reviews TradeNEW ZEALAND - A 25 per cent drop in live exports of breeding cattle in the last five years means a possible ban won't have a big impact on farmers, says an agricultural company involved in the trade. ...
11 June 2019
Stats NZ Reports Large Rise in Meat, Dairy ManufacturingNEW ZEALAND - The largest rise for five years in volumes of meat and dairy products drove manufacturing up for the second quarter in a row, Stats NZ said....
28 May 2019
NZ Beef Exporters Recover Lost Market Share in JapanNEW ZEALAND - Beef and sheepmeat exporter ANZCO says sales in the Japanese frozen beef trade are recovering, thanks to tariff reductions for New Zealand produce under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership that allows local producers...
08 May 2019
Beef + Lamb NZ Says Methane Reduction Targets 'Unreasonable'NEW ZEALAND - Methane reduction targets set out in government's climate change legislation are unreasonable, the organisation representing sheep and beef producers says....
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