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Happy first birthday Bella!
One year in, Bella, our Beef + Lamb Assistant powered by AI, is proving her worth. Trained on B+LNZ’s Knowledge Hub...
DAGI is now live – helping farmers make the invisible visible
Worm challenge isn’t always easy to see. DAGI (Drench and Grazing Integration) makes it visible, using paddock traffic...
Using post-mortems to aid lamb survival
A quick lamb post- mortem can be a valuable tool for identifying any underlying diseases or ewe management issues that...
E-diary notices: 28 August 2026
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What the Opportunity Party policies could mean
In the run-up to the General Election, a number of farmers have asked us what the Opportunity Party’s policies could...
B+LNZ: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report on the ETS a helpful contribution to discussion
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on the current design of New...
Veterinary lubricant valuable lambing tool
Farmers at a recent Beef + Lamb New Zealand Lamb Survival Focus Group in North Canterbury heard how veterinary lubricant...
Making every kilogram count
Nearly 70 farmers gathered at Punawai in Eighty Eight Valley for the latest B+LNZ Tasman Farming for Profit field day...
Celebrating excellence in rural advice
B+LNZ is proud to congratulate the winners of the 2026 Institute of Rural Professionals Awards, announced in Wellington...
B+LNZ Scholar Jess Smith
On the face of it, genetics and accounting are two very different disciplines, but Massey University student and Beef +...
E-diary notices: 21 August 2026
Export markets update, Making Meat Better website refresh
B+LNZ update on environmental policy advocacy: August 2026
The following was emailed to farmers on 20 August 2026.
Freshwater Farm Plan changes pragmatic
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has cautiously welcomed the changes to Freshwater Farm Plans announced yesterday.
Profits, taxes and the future
The challenge of deciding what to do with an economic surplus was the theme of a recent Beef + Lamb New Zealand North...
Young shepherds sharpen skills in Waitomo
Around 50 young shepherds from across the Waikato recently came together at B+LNZ's Shepherds' Day workshop for a hands...
Survey shows continued shift towards beef cattle
New Zealand's livestock mix continued to shift towards beef cattle over the past year, according to Beef + Lamb New...
E-diary notices: 14 August 2026
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Community rallies behind East Coast recovery
Through B+LNZ's East Coast Recovery initiative, partners, sponsors, volunteers and community organisations have...
Mary Bowron wins Best Sheep and Beef Vet Award
B+LNZ’s Wormwise veterinarian Mary Bowron has won the Best Sheep and Beef Vet of the Year Award in recognition of her...