National Lamb Day is set to receive a significant boost in 2025 with leading rural insurer FMG and specialist food and agribusiness bank Rabobank joining as principal partners.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand is proud to support World Iron Awareness Week from October 14 to 20, 2024. This year's theme, 'Iron to Move,' emphasises the crucial role of iron for active teenage girls. We are excited to collaborate with Girls Skate NZ to raise awareness of iron deficiency and highlight the benefits of including iron-rich foods in a balanced diet.
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High Peak Station an hour from Christchurch, is a working farm, deriving its income from deer, sheep, and cattle farming, along with a successful beekeeping operation and tourism. Recently, Hamish and Simon Guild of High Peak Station were named the 2024 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and High Peak was awarded the prestigious Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase.
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Amidst the pressures of farming—stress, financial uncertainties, and isolation—the mental well-being of farmers is more crucial than ever. That’s where Surfing for Farmers comes in! It offers farmers a chance to step away from the farm, hit the waves, clear their heads, and connect with fellow farmers.
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Celebrating the recently announced partnership between Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the New Zealand Team, a special culinary event took place in Auckland today - The Beef + Lamb Olympic challenge.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand has unveiled the four talented chefs who will serve as their next Ambassador Chefs, taking up the term throughout 2024 and 2025.
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Sacha Bond recently smashed the 9-hour Strong Wool Ewes record. To make the challenge even more interesting, Sacha wore a heart rate monitor throughout the day which we have analysed.
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King Country shearer, Sacha Bond has broken two world records for sheep shearing in under two months!
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We look at what Sacha Bond is eating to prepare herself for her upcoming world record attempt.
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Sacha Bond, 30 year old mum of one from the King Country recently set a new nine-hour record for lamb shearing – shearing 720 lambs. She’s now got her sights on breaking the world record for shearing ewes, a challenge which Beef + Lamb New Zealand are supporting.
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The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is proud to announce a partnership with Beef + Lamb New Zealand, heralding a new era of support for New Zealand's Olympians.
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New Zealanders across the country are set to celebrate National Lamb Day on 15 February.
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In the quest to increase your iron levels, there are plenty of options on the table. However, good old-fashioned food is a stand-out and the path to optimal health often leads us back to the basics – the food we put on our plates.
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We recently caught up with Ambassador Chef, Cameron Davies who is the owner/operator of The Fat Duck in Te Anau. Cameron was in Christchurch working with the kitchen team at Te Pae developing a menu for the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.
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World champion New Zealand rugby player and Beef + Lamb Ambassador, Stacey Waaka went up against world-record holding sheep shearer Sacha Bond in a series of athletic tests last week at Massey University in Auckland.
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As World Iron Awareness Week marks its tenth year, we wanted to take the opportunity to dive into the history, themes and highlights along the way.
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Findings from stage four of pasture-raised advantage research have found that a flexitarian diet had higher satisfaction levels and eating enjoyment compared to those who had the plant-based meat alternative diet.
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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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Since 2019, New Zealand scientists have been undertaking a research programme to explore the differences between pasture-raised beef with grain fed beef and alternative proteins. The programme has been broken down into four stages.
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Congratulations to Nic Kearney from Onslow in Auckland who has just been crowned the 2023 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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