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Good Things Start on Farm – Steven and Kellie Nichol of Auldamor Ltd

The Ballance Farm Environment Awards celebrate farmer and grower achievements, inspire others in the field and help share positive farming stories. Meet our Otago Regional Supreme Winners for 2023 - Steven and Kellie Nichol of Auldamor Ltd.

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Views, News, and Something to Muse: Burger Thursday

Views, News, and Something to Muse is a regular blog from Kit Arkwright, CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand – the consumer marketing body for the beef and sheep industry.

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Views, News, and Something to Muse: Christmas Food for Thought

Views, News, and Something to Muse is a regular blog from Kit Arkwright, CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand – the consumer marketing body for the beef and sheep industry.

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Views, News, and Something to Muse from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO

Views, News, and Something to Muse is a regular blog from Kit Arkwright, CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand – the consumer marketing body for the beef and sheep industry.

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Kit Arkwright Named As CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc

Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc (BLNZ Inc) has appointed Kit Arkwright as the organisation’s new chief executive.

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Championing Food Waste Reduction

Beef + Lamb New Zealand are committed to supporting efforts to reduce food waste in New Zealand. As an industry body, from farm to fork, we don’t want to see any red meat wasted, along with all the other nourishing food our farmers across New Zealand produce. Here’s a look at how we have started our journey.

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What you need to know about the United Nations Food System Summit

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming United Nations Food System Summit.

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Upcoming Event: Red Meat Sector Conference

Later this month, the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA), and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) will jointly host the Red Meat Sector Conference, which brings together all our sector players and is arguably the most significant networking event on the red meat calendar.

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Protein Quality – Why It's Important

There’s a lot of information about changing diets to be plant-based, to be better for both your health and the planet. You may feel confused about what a healthy, balanced diet (that is sustainably produced) looks like. Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s latest booklets take a deep dive into the most recent, scientific evidence around dietary protein quality, and provide a New Zealand context as to why animal-based proteins have an important place on our plates.

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Making Meat Better

Knowing how our food is produced, and the implications for our health and the health of the planet, is more important now than ever before.

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Rod Slater to step down as CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc

Rod Slater will step down from his role as CEO of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc – the domestic marketing body for the beef and sheep industry – in the second half of the year.

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Getting to the bottom of meat waste

Recent research investigating meat waste during the COVID-19 revealed the many ways ‘meat waste’ (if it is in fact waste) can be defined and has sparked further research on this topic. Amy Arnesen from the University of Auckland has led this research.

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The brand new recipes.co.nz

The new-look recipes.co.nz has launched! With improved functionality, smart search, and a new inspiration hub, we’ve looked to make mealtime even easier. Whether you’re looking for a new cuisine, breakfast ideas, dinner solutions, classic favourites, or something more adventurous – you’ll find it all on recipes.co.nz.

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Majority of kiwis recognise the role of red meat in a healthy diet

New research shows that almost three-quarters of Kiwis agree that red meat is good for their health and nutrition, with only seven percent disagreeing. This overwhelming recognition for the nutrition credentials of red meat coincides with the release of The Role of Red Meat in Healthy and Sustainable New Zealand Diets report,.

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NZ scientists lead the charge to explore benefits of pasture-raised beef and lamb

New Zealanders will be invited to take part in a major research programme to assess the health and well-being benefits of eating pasture-raised beef and lamb, compared to grain-finished beef and plant-based alternatives.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand Proud to Partner with Peter Gordon’s Homeland

Beef + Lamb New Zealand are delighted to announce a partnership with Homeland – world-renowned chef Peter Gordon and his partner Alastair Carruthers’ new venture.

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Auckland Meat Heavyweight Wins Christie Award

Riki Kerekere, Operations Manager of Countdown Meat & Livestock in Otahuhu, has been awarded the prestigious Christie Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the retail meat industry. Riki was recognised with this prestigious Award at the Alto Butcher, ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice and Pure South Master Butcher live stream event in Auckland last night.

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Event: Meat Business Women…Tech Transformation in the Meat Sector

The role of technology is moving at pace across all industries and in these new Microsoft-hosted sessions, Meat Business Women will explore how the meat sector is embracing tech. We look at who’s leading it, what makes these leaders tick, how our sector is embracing change and what jargon busters we need to know.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand Announces 2021 Ambassadors and new 'Young Chef' Award

With the challenges that Covid-19 has brought this year, Beef + Lamb New Zealand has announced that they will be carrying over their four current Ambassador Chefs – Tejas Nikam, Paddock to Plate Waikato; Phil Clark, Phil’s Kitchen; Jack Crosti, Mela and Norka Mella Munoz, Mangapapa Hotel into 2021.

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20 years of Fuelled by Iron

The year 2000 brought many amazing creations: Camera phones, USB sticks, PlayStation 2…but none more exciting or anticipated than the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Fuelled By Iron resource.

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