Health & Safety

The health and safety of everyone on your farm is important - explore these safe work procedures.

Burn offs

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when conducting burn offs.

Farm Horses

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when using horses for farm work.

Farm Vehicles

When using any farm vehicles (not including tractors, motorised plant, side x sides, quad bikes or motorbikes), follow this Safe Work Procedure.

Hazardous Substances

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when handling hazardous substances on the farm, including fuels, pesticides, insecticides and gases.

Livestock

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when handling or working in the vicinity of livestock.

Lone Worker

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when working by yourself in a remote location.

Manual handling

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when doing potentially hazardous tasks by hand.

Motorbikes, Quad Bikes, Side X Sides

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when operating Motorbikes, Quad Bikes and Side X Sides.

Plant and Machinery

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when operating plant and machinery on the farm.

Refueling

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when refueling any item of powered equipment.

Stock Movement on Public Roads

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when moving stock on a public road.

Tractor Operation

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when operating tractors.

Two Wheeled Motorbikes

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when operating two-wheeled farm motorbikes.

Working at heights

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when working at heights.

Working with Chainsaws

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when working with Chainsaws.

Workshops

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when working in the farm workshop.

From the Knowledge Hub

Employing and managing farm staff

Aginnovation

B+LNZ AgInnovation Conference 2019 Presentations

The Beef + Lamb New Zealand AgInnovation Conference was held on 15 May 2019 in Palmerston North, adding value to farm businesses through a strong line-up of presenters and topics looking at the latest in science, information and technology innovation.

Open Farms 2021: Building Urban-rural trust and support for sustainable farming

In 2020, over 3500 people visited a farm on an open day to see what happens behind the gates.
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Breakfeed: Using social media to effectively tell our story, with Rowena Duncum and Ben Dooley

As farmers and growers, social media is useful to tell our stories and also to interact with the general public and urban counterparts.

Hannah Miller, A Lady Butcher

Hannah's passion is creating purposeful meats from New Zealand products and to create truly local charcuterie.

On-Farm Experiences Build Support for Farmers, with Dr James Turner of AgResearch

In early 2020,the first Open Farms day was held, with 45 farms welcoming non-farming visitors.

‘Break-Feed’: Leptospirosis can kill farmers, with Matt and Lynley Wyeth

For more information on the Wyeth’s Innovation Programme projects call B+LNZ on 0800 233 352 or email enquiries@beeflambnz.com
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Primary ITO Sheep, Beef and Deer Programme Prospectus 2020