Federated Farmers Rural Butchers
Representing New Zealand's Rural Butchers
Federated Farmers Rural Butchers is an industry group that was started in 1988 to represent the interests of rural butchers.
Rural Butchers operate in the homekill sector and, as dual-operator butchers, homekill butchers or homekill contractors, are paid to kill and/or process meat from unlicensed premises such as farms by the owners of the animals.
Rural Butchers meets every year, for a general meeting and conference. All members are welcome to attend these gatherings to socialise, to meet with other Rural Butchers and to share thoughts about issues the industry faces.
Federated Farmers Rural Butchers represents the interests of New Zealand's rural butchers through the Rural Butchers industry group executive.
The industry group has a chairperson, an executive committee and a policy advisor. To see who represents the Rural Butchers industry group, please click the link above.
To read more about the Rural Butchers industry group, download the PDF below.
Find a rural butcher in your area
Farmers often need the services of a rural butcher. If you would like to find out who the rural butchers are in your area, please download the PDF below.
Key challenges and campaigns
Key challenges include; managing the impacts of the soon-to-be introduced Commercial Slaughter Code of Welfare, and issues around growing rural butchery businesses.
News and events
All Rural Butcher members can subscribe to receive copies of the Butchers' Blurb. As a Federated Farmers member, there are also a wide variety of other publications on farming related matters available to you. Contact David Burt on 0800 327 646 for more information.
