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Sheep and beef farmers encouraged to open gates for Open Farms

11 Dec 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is encouraging farmers to open their gates and support the newly launched Open Farms movement, which aims to reconnect rural and urban New Zealanders through a nationwide Open Farm Day on Sunday 1 March 2020.

Open Farms

Extreme weather resources aid decision-making

10 Dec 2019

Wild weather that caused severe flooding in some parts of the country has desiccated pastures in others.

Adverse weather
parasites

Whole-farm approach needed to manage internal parasites

9 Dec 2019

With weaning about to get underway, now is an opportune time for sheep farmers to review their parasite management plan for the up-coming season.

Animal Health
Mairi and Richard

Looking after yourself on the farm: Mairi Whittle

9 Dec 2019

An inspirational mentor and a tragedy have shaped Mairi Whittle’s health and safety focus on the family farm she runs on her own near Taihape.

Health and Safety
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand unveils new report on shaping the future of the red meat sector

4 Dec 2019

Exporting New Zealand’s food culture to the world, maximising the value from co-products, and increasing the design of marketing for algorithms are among seven recommendations in a new report designed to strengthen New Zealand’s red meat sector.

Media Release
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Supporting farmers with Mycoplasma bovis compensation claims

2 Dec 2019

The DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Lamb Compensation Assistance Team (DBCAT) was set up in September 2018 to facilitate M. bovis claims on behalf of affected farmers.

M Bovis

Keeping safe on farm during summer

2 Dec 2019

Summer means heavy workloads on farms, from weaning lambs and calves to hay and silage making.

Health and Safety
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for changes to freshwater proposals

28 Nov 2019

B+LNZ is urging the Government to make changes to its freshwater proposals with an independent analysis revealing the costs of the reforms have been significantly under-estimated.

Media Release
RMPP Action Network

RMPP Action Network

27 Nov 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is a partner in the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) Primary Growth Partnership programme, which concludes in September 2020.

RMPP Action Network
genetics

Sheep farmers now able to breed “low methane” sheep

27 Nov 2019

In a world first, New Zealand sheep farmers now have the ability to breed animals that emit less methane.

Media Release

B+LNZ looks forward to working with Government on biodiversity NPS

26 Nov 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is looking forward to working constructively with the Government and communities on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) and welcomes the extended consultation period which runs through to 14 March 2020.

Media Release
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Using genetics to enhance farm resilience

20 Nov 2019

A new season of ram sales is upon us which provides an opportunity to re-evaluate our breeding objectives. A huge amount of work has been done over the decades by ram breeders up and down the country to produce genetic lines with all manner of attributes, from fibre diameter and growth rate to disease resilience and parasite resistance.

Animal Health

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