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Agribusiness and Trade: Agility is at the core of success
Meat companies have continued to develop and innovate to meet consumer demand.
Editorial: NZ's hard sell and painstaking gains in US and Europe
EDITORIAL: It has been Jacinda Ardern's toughest overseas trade mission yet.
National: FTA with EU a 'step forward' but agriculture 'missed opportunity'
National's trade spokesman Todd McClay gave the deal a '6 out of 10'.
New Zealand wins $1.8b trade deal with EU at eleventh hour
The deal took four years of often torturous negotiations.
Meat increasingly off the menu at home as prices surge
Meat is increasingly off the menu in favour of cheaper alternatives.
Andrew Barnes: The big risk to NZ's longstanding cash cow industry
Consumption habits are changing and New Zealand needs to evolve, writes Andrew Barnes.
Butchers want click-and-collect as supermarkets deal with supply issues
Retail NZ boss said the click and collect model would take pressure off supermarkets.
'Do this for me': Butcher brought back to life tells team to carry on
Doug Kahi was competing in a butchery contest when he suffered a cardiac arrest.
High log and beef prices push overall exports to record $6 billion
Export earnings were up 17 per cent - or $871 million - in the year to June.
Revealed: Why red meat is getting more expensive
If you feel like red meat is more expensive than it used to be, you're right.
Migrant labour inquiry in fishing industry aims to boost Kiwi jobs
Inquiry comes as Covid-19 border restrictions highlight the reliance on migrant labour.
'Devastating': Worker shortage causes crisis - employers plead for help
Kiwi business owners say New Zealand's labour shortage has reached crisis point.
Watch: Telling porkies? Nope, there really is a wild boar stalking Balclutha streets
This street walker turns out to be a corker porker.
Meat works losing 'millions' through staff shortages
Meat works stretched - and a national campaign planned to match workers with employers.
Brexit deal hurts NZ exporters - industry
The meat industry is urging the Government to fight new quotas in the UK-EU trade deal.
Why casual wear on Fridays will be replaced by PJs
Futurist Melissa Clark-Reynolds predicts life in 2021 post Covid-19.
Wage subsidy court action against meat company steps up
Alliance meat company's financial results fuel wage subsidy litigant's court action.
Coal burner ban could lead to rise in imported food
New Zealand may need to import more food if it bans coal boilers too soon, producers say.
Futurist's dire prediction: 'Get ready, another pandemic is coming'
Futurist blames humans for pandemics like Covid-19 and says there will be more.
Kiwis dine out on meat export woes
Kiwis are making the most of high-end meat deals after Covid-19 upset the export market.
Sirma Karapeeva: Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism
The red meat industry is New Zealand's second largest goods exporter.
Red meat sector's election wish list
The red meat sector is concerned about the conversion of farmland to forestry.
Meat companies link up to buy Wallace operations
New Wallace tannery owners plan to grow the business.
Meat company repays controversial $43m wage subsidy
Meat company pays back $43m wage subsidy claim.
Livestock farm profits face 20pct hit this season
The dual impact of the drought and Covid-19 is hurting the industry.
China bans Aussie meat imports as Covid-19 tensions rise
Canberra and Beijing have become increasingly embroiled in a bitter row.
NZ meat exports to China back at pre-outbreak levels
Alliance Group's meat exports to China are back to where they were before Covid-19.
NZ seeing 'immense economic destruction', plea to PM to listen
One of New Zealand's biggest landowners is forgoing millions of dollars in rent.
'Essential providers': Meat processors unite to tackle virus turmoil
Traditional strong rivalry in meat industry has been put aside to deal with the virus.
Meat industry cries foul over school climate-change resource
Less red meat and dairy, more chicken and veg? Not so fast, says Beef + Lamb NZ.
Kiwi beef exporters fear backroom US/Japan trade deal
Local industry also concerned about the erosion of world trade rules.