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Nick Beeby appointed CEO of NZ Meat Board
Nick Beeby has been permanently appointed the chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).He has been acting in the job since Sam McIvor, also the CEO of Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), left the role in July last year.Beeby joined NZMB as general manager of quota and information...
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Scott Tech lands $18m in meat processing deals
The contracts will be recognised across Scott’s 2025 and 2026 financial years.
Australia red meat exports hit record levels – again
Large volumes across the Tasman weigh on New Zealand prices.
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Foot-and-mouth detected in Germany for first time in 40 years
German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years last week in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.On Friday, the World Organisation for Animal Health (Woah), an intergovernmental organisation tasked with pre...
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Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022. His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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