Beef + Lamb New Zealand, with the support of the Ministry for Primary Industries, is leading the Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) partnership Informing New Zealand Beef programme.
There is no single solution when it comes to reducing methane emissions on-farm, but Beef + Lamb New Zealand is developing a suite of tools to help farmers manage their emissions.
There is no single solution when it comes to reducing methane emissions on-farm, but Beef + lamb New Zealand is developing a suite of tools to help farmers manage their emissions.
The Low Input Sheep Progeny Test will be wound down from this year having highlighted the role genetics can play in a sheep’s ability to perform with minimal inputs in a challenging environment.
Nominations are open for sires to be considered for use in the ground-breaking Informing New Zealand Beef Progeny Test.
Last week’s Beef Breeder webinar highlighted the tools both stud and commercial beef breeders can use to drive genetic improvement and fertility.
Bulls represent a significant investment, so selecting an animal that is functional – and functional for a number of years – is important to ensure a return on that investment.
An online Beef Breeder forum to be held next week is part of the Informing New Zealand Beef programme’s recent extension activities aimed at both stud and commercial beef breeders.
With the first calves born into the Informing New Zealand Beef Programme now on the ground on Pamu’s Kepler Farm near Te Anau, attention has turned to finding a North Island farm to expand the project.
B+LNZ Genetics Operations Specialist Anna Boyd recently visited Pamu’s Kepler Farm in Te Anau to assist with AI of the across-breed progeny test – where 493 Angus and Hereford heifers were mated as part of the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme
It is with sadness that we can report the untimely passing of AgResearch Senior Scientist Dr Sheryl-Anne Newman on Monday.
The first calves born into the Informing New Zealand Beef Programme are now on the ground and sires have been selected for this season’s round of artificial insemination in December.
