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Leading red meat processor and exporter Alliance Group has installed new beef x-ray technology at two of its plants.

The November 22 Dannevirke Weaner sale had vendors leaving happy and buyers a little disappointed. PGG Wrightson's Stock Agent Tim

On November 16 a big yarding of yearling and weaner bulls fetched steady prices. Two year white face steers 485 kg - 613 kg made

Brexit has inadvertently become a catalyst for a "fresh level of thinking" among government, farmers and processors in the United

Dannevirke's first weaner beef sale for the season on November 8 will encourage farmers to return for the next on November 22, because

One of the biggest weaknesses - and thus opportunities - for the meat and wool sector is the lack of a coherent New Zealand "brand"

Invercargill-based Alliance Group said its pre-tax profit rose by 26.7 per cent to $10.1 million in the year to September, despite difficult conditions.

Making ends meet in the sheep farming industry is becoming increasingly difficult as both breeders and finishers struggle to balance

Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) has bounced to a net after tax-profit of $1.5 million in the year to June, despite factors such as the

Noticing a gap in the sheep and beef sector, Bronwyn Campbell decided to do something to help address it. She formed South Otago

There was a lot of lip-smacking at the launch of AngusPure Special Reserve on Friday night. It took place at the well-groomed Rathmoy

While spring is well established and grass is growing, the lack of sunshine in many regions has been holding stock condition back

A range of factors including currency fluctuations, a weak and volatile outlook for lamb and wool, plus the impact of drought and

The trend for dairy farmers to move away from breeding bobby calves in favour of quality dairy/beef cross calves which are fetching

It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sheep and beef farmers are in for a 13 per cent fall in income this year, particularly if the NZ dollar remains high, according to Beef and Lamb NZ.

Beef cattle have long been a passion for Natalie Howes. Mrs Howes (29), nee Marshall, grew up on a farm at Taramoa in Southland where

New Zealand Merino chairwoman Ruth Richardson has slammed a suggestion the company's management is greedy and guilty of self-enrichment

It's been a disappointing season for sheep farmers but shareholders in Alliance Group - the country's biggest sheep meat processor - to look forward to.

Young Telford graduates William Benson and Lisa Bonenkamp will today embark on careers in the red meat sector. The pair have completed

Most girls play with dolls but 12 year old Tayla Hansen would rather be outside playing with Zeus, a bull that is 15 times her size. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZ's monthly trade deficit widened to a record in September as meat exports dropped to their lowest level in more than three years.

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) has blamed "patch protection", farmer apathy and a rural media campaign against it for a decision to

An extra or extension product in the AngusPure beef brand is to be launched at a property near Hunterville on November 4. The launch

Meat Industry Excellence has gone into recess with chairman Dave McGaveston signing off in vitriolic fashion. In a statement, the

Don Carson is a professional spin doctor of long-standing in agriculture who comments on the PR spin in the press release from Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) about going into recess.

The 67 meat workers set to lose their jobs from Silver Fern Farms' Frasertown plant will receive a quarter of the redundancy agreement

Today our West Coast cow cocky comments on life after farming, bird's nests and blood pressure.

A Hawke's Bay sheep farm is the first in the world to be certified for the GAP step 4 sheep programme. GAP is the Global Animal Partnership