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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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Reconnecting Kiwis with our food & farmers: nationwide open farm day returns in March

Kiwis will once again get to experience where their food starts when Open Farms, New Zealand’s nationwide open farm day, returns on Sunday 21 March 2021.

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Applications are now open for the 2021 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef Award

Applications are now open for young New Zealand chefs to plate up their best beef and lamb dishes in the hope of becoming the very first Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.

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Lamb the top choice on Christmas Day - The Great Kiwi Christmas Survey 2020

The results of the most important vote of the year are in; lamb will be the most popular protein on Kiwis’ plates on Christmas Day.

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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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Scotch Fillet voted New Zealand's favourite beef cut

Over seven rounds and more than 10,000 votes cast, the Kiwi public have made their views clear – scotch fillet has been voted New Zealand’s favourite beef cut.

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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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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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New Zealand Commits To More Women In Meat Industry As Inaugural Global Gender Figures Released

New Zealand is committed to getting more women into the meat sector with new research showing women account for only 36 per cent of the industry’s global workforce.

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New Zealand sheep and beef farms close to being carbon neutral – new research

Independent 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.

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Beef + Lamb NZ Joins The Call For New National Nutrition Surveys

As World Iron Awareness Week kicks off today, Beef + Lamb New Zealand are joining the growing number of calls for the government to conduct new national nutrition surveys, with the most recent in 2008 for adults, and 2002 for children.

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Every bite counts this World Iron Awareness Week

Now in its seventh year, 2020’s World Iron Awareness Week will focus on babies and toddlers in particular, whilst also sharing relevant information for all vulnerable groups including women, and providing practical information on the importance of healthy iron levels for everyone.

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Sheep Art – is this the next craze to grip the nation?

For many Kiwis, lockdown provided a chance to practise a new skill. However, for Kiwi sheep farmer Garth Coleman and his daughter Lucy Coleman, they took a newly acquired skill one step further by creating remarkable images out of the sheep they care for.

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Home is where the heart is this Valentine's Day

According to a newly released poll, Kiwis are choosing to stay at home with their significant other this Valentine’s Day.

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Nationwide Open Farm Day launched to reconnect Kiwis to their food

A new initiative, Open Farms, will see Kiwi farmers across the country will open their gates on Sunday March 1st in order to give people a chance to take a look at farming life and help them reconnect with their food, farmers and the land.  

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand Announces 2020 Ambassador Chefs

Congratulations to the four chefs who have just been announced as the 2020 Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs. It is with great delight that we will be working with these talented chefs throughout the year, who will act as leaders driving innovation and creativity using New Zealand beef and lamb within the foodservice sector.

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Climate change teaching resource not based on nutritional science

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is concerned with the new climate change teaching resource published by the Ministry ofEducation. The resource, Climate Change: Prepare Today, Live Well Tomorrow, aimed at level 4 teachers.

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Survey reveals what Kiwis eat on Christmas Day

Lamb was voted as the meat of choice for Kiwis this Christmas as part of a new poll conducted around Kiwis eating habits over the Christmas period.

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