Allan Barber
161 posts
Allan Barber is a meat industry commentator. March 19, 2024
Beef + Lamb gets back to better basics
Organisation is laying the groundwork for better times ahead on sheep and beef farms, says Allan Barber.
March 7, 2024
China and US dictate red meat’s fortunes
The meat industry does a great job of markets for all NZ’s products, says Allan Barber, but it is still at the mercy of what global markets will pay.
February 12, 2024
The danger of treating research as proven fact
Allan Barber takes a closer look at new claims about the beef industry abroad.
January 23, 2024
Has Fonterra been an unqualified good?
Allan Barber takes an overview of the industry’s biggest co-op, 23 years after its formation.
January 8, 2024
Celebrations not entirely justified as EU turns 30
Not all of the bloc’s economic innovations have worked out, writes Allan Barber.
December 18, 2023
Tallying O’Connor’s harvest, and McClay’s season ahead
Allan Barber speaks to the new minister of trade and agriculture and his predecessor in the two key primary sector political roles.
December 1, 2023
Alliance is optimistic – but I have questions
Allan Barber sits down with Murray Taggart after the co-op’s ‘horror result’.
November 15, 2023
Huge soil loss requires change to farming methods
Land restoration will take a toolkit of methods such as tree planting, wetlands, fencing-off of gullies and streams and more.
October 25, 2023
Meatworks under threat from land use change
As labour issues recede, the true impact of dwindling livestock numbers will become clear, writes Allan Barber.
October 17, 2023
The unintended consequences of the Emissions Trading Scheme
Land uses changes are threatening the national livestock tally and the viability of rural communities, Allan Barber says.