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  • Hands

    Meat processors welcome stronger industry voice in workforce training

    19 December 2019The meat processing industry, one of the biggest trainers in New Zealand and the country’s largest manufacturing sector, is to become part of the Manufacturing, Eng...
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  • WTO Capture2

    New Zealand’s food and beverage exporters urge WTO to fix Appellate Body

    13 December 2019  Organisations representing New Zealand meat, dairy, horticulture, wine, and seafood exporters[1] are deeply concerned that attempts to reach a consensus on the Ap...
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  • ships at sea

    United States is New Zealand’s second most valuable market for red meat

    5 December 2019  The value of sheepmeat exports to the US was up 12% for the year ending September 2019 or nearly $3 per/kg more than in 2017/18. The volume of sheepmeat exports to...
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  • 191113 Minister Damien OConnor

    New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launched

    13 November 2019   The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is part of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB). It was launched at an event in Christchurch today, ...
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  • 191111 Jim Curran of Alliance Groups Lorneville Plant near Invercargill tries out the exoskeleton

    Meat processing sector trials ‘wearable’ technology to reduce injuries

    11 November 2019 The Suit-X Exoskeleton is a spring-loaded, non-mechanical device worn by workers to provide strength and support for mechanical and repetitive tasks. The suits red...
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  • ships at sea

    RCEP reaches important milestone

    5 November 2019B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor said the announcement constitutes an important milestone in the negotiations. “RCEP represents a significant portion of the world’s ...
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  • Cows in pasture

    World-first plan for farmers to reduce emissions

    24 October 2019    Today farming leaders and the Government announced a plan to join forces to develop practical and cost-effective ways to measure and price emissions at the farm ...
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  • Climate change

    Primary sector welcomes government’s agricultural emissions decision

    24 October 2019     New Zealand farmers are already world leaders in the highly efficient production of low-emissions food - and we want to ensure they stay world leading without u...
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  • Cows in pasture

    Agricultural emissions agreement represents the right approach

    24 October 2019 Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) have welcomed the Government’s decision to support a farm-level approach to reduce agricultu...
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  • Primal Cutter FINAL ex Sam Halstead Jun19

    Applications open for 2020 Meat Industry Scholarships

    15 October 2019    Applications are now open for the awards, run by the Meat Industry Association (MIA). Six undergraduate scholarships providing $5,000 a year for each year of stu...
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    B+LNZ and MIA welcome appointment of new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy

    7 October 2019    Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Chairman Andrew Morrison says the role of SATE is crucial not only to the sector, but for New Zealand agriculture as a whole.  “T...
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  • ship entering harbour

    Japan number one market for New Zealand chilled beef

    3 October 2019    In the eight months up until the end of August 2019, NZ beef exports to Japan have increased 22% and 15% by value. In August alone, New Zealand dispatched 679 ton...
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  • AGL Packaging machine

    Meat Industry Association welcomes Government sector agreement announcement

    17 September 2019    “Labour shortages have been an ongoing issue for the meat processing sector, which affect our ability to run our plants to the desired capacity and fully proce...
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  • fresh water 255a5425 gp0strnlytreated

    Government freshwater proposals a blunt instrument

    11 September 2019    “We know that freshwater is at the centre of many New Zealanders’ way of life and that collectively we need to continue to improve,” says MIA chief executive T...
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  • Picture6

    IPCC Report highlights role efficient NZ farming systems can play in helping address climate change

    9 August 2019   The IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land shows New Zealand’s efficient sheep and beef farming system can help address climate change.Far from calling for a reduct...
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    Meat Industry Association concerned about vocational education reforms

    6 August 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA), whose members employ approximately 25,000 people across New Zealand, is concerned at the decision to replace the current indus...
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  • New Zealand red meat exports on the rise wrbm large

    Value of annual red meat exports up by 8%

    29 July 2019   Exports of sheep, beef and co-products increased by 8% to $8.8 billion for the year to June 2019, according to the latest analysis from the Meat Industry Association...
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  • Picture2

    New research casts doubt on Government’s methane targets as Meat Industry Association lodges Zero Carbon Bill submission

    22 July 2019   The Meat Industry Association (MIA) is calling for significant changes to the Zero Carbon Bill with a new analysis using the Government’s preferred modelling indicat...
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  • Cows in pasture

    MIA Submission on Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill

    15 July 2019   MIA submitted on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. Follow the READ MORE link to download the submission, and research commissioned by MIA as ...
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  • sky mountains and pasture with trees

    Meat Industry Association welcomes Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment

    16 July 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) today welcomed the Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment. John Loughlin, MIA chairman, says uniting the entire primary sector...
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  • ship entering harbour

    Record single month for beef exports to China

    27 June 2019 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.The value of sheepmeat exp...
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  • Climate change

    Meat processors and exporters alarmed by proposed government climate change target

    8 May 2019    New Zealand’s meat processors and exporters are alarmed at the government’s proposed methane emissions reduction target.Tim Ritchie, chief executive of the Meat Indus...
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  • National lamb day Kiel 3

    Let's Celebrate #NationalLambDay

    Put Friday 24 May 2019 in your diaries - it's #NationalLambDayOn 24 May 1882, the Dunedin arrived into London - after a 98 day voyage - to deliver the first shipment of New Zealand...
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    Cutting back WTO Tariff Rate Quotas post-Brexit is Unjustified

    24 April 2019    Joint statement – NZ Food and Beverage ExportersMeat Industry Association (MIA), Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ...
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    New Zealand meat processors to launch charitable trust to support those affected by Christchurch attacks

    29 March 2019    New Zealand’s four main meat processors and the Meat Industry Association are to launch a charitable trust to benefit those affected by the mosque attacks in Chris...
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  • NZ free trade 1

    Importance of the rules based trading framework for New Zealand

    23 January 2019    As we participate in the annual forum of global trade and business leaders in Davos Switzerland, organisations representing New Zealand food and beverage exporte...
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    Agreement on post-Brexit regulatory continuity reassuring for exporters

    22 January 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcome Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that a Veterinary Agreement between ...
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