NZ Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

What does the future of sustainable beef in NZ look like? 🐄🌱 📄 NZRSB’s 2025 Annual Report is out now! Inside: progress, our new 2025/26 strategy & the launch of a beef sustainability reporting framework 👉 nzsustainablebeef.co.nz/news/2025-annu…

Registrations close this week for the B+LNZ Genetics Beef Breeder Forum in CHCH on 18 March! Register here bit.ly/BeefForum2025-… The conference includes a NZRSB members meeting, is tailored for stud breeders, farmers, & rural professionals passionate about beef genetics.

“Use the right tools for the right task.” 🛠 At the 2024 GCSB, Dr. Sara Place, Associate Professor in Animal Science, AgNext at CSU says we know that deforestation, low animal productivity and financial challenges for farmers all = increased emissions per kg. #sustainablebeef

Nearly 3/4 of the world’s beef is produced by countries supported by GRSB members, including New Zealand! Check out more in GRSB’s Annual Report: grsbeef.org

“Our agri-food community has two of the most important jobs: nourishing the world and preserving the planet” - Dr. Mark Lyons of Alltech. 4 NZRSB committee attended the 2024 Global Conference on Sustainable Beef. We will share some new learnings as we start afresh in 2025.

NZRSB members Alps 2 Ocean Foods NZ, @Fonterra and @AgResearch produce a LCA analysis that “shows using fast-finishing systems with dairy-beef animals results in a carbon footprint that is 32-48% lower than the average,” read here... scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2412… #nzrsb #nzbeef

GRSB 2024 Annual Report Featuring Sustainable Beef Milestones, Partnerships and Collaborations, GRSB Goals (Climate, Animal Health & Welfare, Nature Positive Production and Social Wellbeing), Membership and Year in Review is now available here: grsbeef.org/news-and-event…

The NZ Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB) released its first member baseline data report earlier this month. How do NZRSB members stack up? You can see more in the NZRSB member baseline data report here: nzsustainablebeef.co.nz/news/2024-memb… #nzrsb #sustainablebeef #nzbeef

The GRSB Sustainability Progress Report 2024 is now available to read online or download as a PDF. NZRSB is one of 12 national roundtables across 5 continents actively participating as members of @GRSBeef. You can access their report here: grsbeef.org/wp-content/upl…

Looking to contribute to the climate conversation? @beeflambnz is running 6 climate change workshops for farmers. Here's your chance to help develop a package of climate change policy positions that enable farming to be productive, profitable, and sustainable. QR code in image.

Just one of the many sessions from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's Global Conference on Sustainable Beef to be held this fall in Uruguay. For more information or to register for the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, go to grsbeef.org.

“How we produce food can be a part of the solution,” says Hawke’s Bay farmer Greg Hart who is just one of the many farmers part of the NZRSB. Visit NZRSB's website here: nzsustainablebeef.co.nz View the full video here: youtu.be/CajaVtiy1LY

Get a glimpse into what NZ Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is working on to produce the world’s most sustainable beef or watch the full video here: youtu.be/d9xfIgHB8kY For more information on NZRSB, how to join & about our members, visit here: nzrsb.co.nz #NZRSB

The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB) Animal Health and Welfare Goal is "Continually striving towards improvement in animal care and quality of life." Hear from NZRSB's members on what they're doing in this space. Full video here: youtu.be/PTaTHxclHD0

Wanting to learn more about the New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB)? Watch our new introduction here: youtu.be/HVIg8zoIcAE Our NZ beef value chain members strive together to support the continuous improvement of beef sustainability outcomes.

NZRSB chair, Richard Scholefield, speaks to Jo Scott on The Beef Country Podcast. They discuss how farmers can approach running a sustainable beef operation, what the costs are, and ways you can keep costs down while improving sustainability & more! Listen wherever you download.

Collaboration is the way of now, especially in the beef sustainability space. A great Sustainable Beef panel held at Fieldays this year. farmersweekly.co.nz/news/mcivor-ur…

Learn more about McDonald's, one of NZRSB's founding members, in this article on their activity in sustainability and interest in NZ produced sustainable beef. Thank you for hosting the NZRSB beef sustainability panel at Fieldays! farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/you-wa…

NZRSB is looking forward to Thursday’s beef sustainability panel discussion being hosted by McDonald’s at Fieldays, with representatives from across the beef value chain. Interested? RSVP by email to book your spot: serenc@thisismango.co.nz

"Our stakeholders[...] are saying ‘what actual impact do you have on the climate and water quality in New Zealand?’ So we have increasingly got to start tracking how we are going." Read about the NZRSB conference here: odt.co.nz/rural-life/red…‘progressing’-despite-looming-issues