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SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 7 <strong>2024</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 21<br />
Advertising Feature<br />
Wrap your tastebuds<br />
around National Lamb<br />
Day – 15 <strong>February</strong><br />
• By Isabelle Teresa<br />
New Zealand used to observe a<br />
National Lamb Day but not many kiwis<br />
knew about it, largely because it was on<br />
May 24. Why? Well, in 1882, that’s when<br />
the first shipment of our frozen lamb<br />
arrived in the UK. Its journey on the SS<br />
Dunedin proved that refrigerated meat<br />
could be safely exported over such a long<br />
distance and marked NZ’s debut onto<br />
the world stage of international trade.<br />
Thing is, who feels like a lamb chops<br />
barbie in late autumn?<br />
So this year, the celebration is being<br />
re-booted and observed on a much<br />
better date – 98 days earlier, when that<br />
crucial shipment left New Zealand. This<br />
places the event fair and square at the<br />
golden end of summer – Thursday 15<br />
<strong>February</strong>, to be precise.<br />
The idea for this simple but genius<br />
switch came from Ag Proud, a farmerled<br />
group that launched in 2019<br />
following a period of bad international<br />
press for NZ farming. Ag Proud<br />
has three core objectives: creating<br />
awareness around mental health and<br />
wellbeing for those in the ag sector<br />
and their families, promoting positive<br />
agricultural practices, and strengthening<br />
the relationship between urban and ag<br />
communities.<br />
The day is being re-launched with<br />
a bang at the South Island’s largest<br />
agricultural event, Southern Fieldays<br />
at Waimumu, <strong>February</strong> 14 to 16. Ag<br />
Proud will be cranking the barbecue on<br />
the 15th, giving away free lamb chops.<br />
Special guests on the day will include<br />
Olympians!<br />
Everyone will doubtless be wearing the<br />
new T-shirt, created to mark the day. $12<br />
from each Tee goes to charity – order<br />
yours through agproud.co.nz.<br />
The Rock radio station is getting into<br />
the spirit and will be urging its listeners<br />
to enjoy NZ lamb on the day, wherever<br />
they are, nationwide. The relaunch is<br />
also being supported by farmers, meat<br />
processors, retailers and Beef + Lamb<br />
New Zealand.<br />
Lamb prices are currently at their<br />
lowest since 2017. Ag Proud chair<br />
Jon Pemberton points out that,<br />
although this is challenging for<br />
farmers, that makes it even easier<br />
for kiwis to buy quality lamb at a<br />
reduced price to enjoy on National<br />
Lamb Day. ‘’We are looking forward<br />
to seeing national sales go up and<br />
people enjoying lamb a lot more.’’<br />
No need to talk me into it. Pass the<br />
mint sauce!<br />
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