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You may be aware of the recent discovery of foot and mouth disease (FMD) viral fragments on imported dried pork “floss” in Australia.
Sheep and or beef farmers were well represented in the line-up of supreme winners in the regional round of this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Trees within Farms: Opportunities with Carbon workshops are a big hit with farmers throughout the county.
Lambing is getting underway in many regions and farmers are encouraged to put together a lambing kit to ensure they have everything they need on-hand when doing a lambing beat.
Rana-Jade is completing Level 4 of the Whangarei A&P Society Farm Intern programme. She’s working on a 213ha beef property in Moerewa whilst studying. Read her story.
Farmers who are intensively grazing forage crops are being encouraged to consider planting a catch crop to make use of the nutrients left in the paddock once grazing has finished.
The following was emailed to farmers on 13 July.
Nominations are open for sires to be considered for use in the ground-breaking Informing New Zealand Beef Progeny Test.
Farmers are being reminded to be particularly stringent with their on-farm biosecurity as foot and mouth disease spreads through popular tourist destinations such as Bali and other parts of Indonesia.
The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) are running ‘Generation Change’, a one-day workshop and mentoring programme preparing young women to make an impact in food and fibre.
The following was emailed to farmers on 7 July. UPDATE: due to technical issues, some farmers may not have received this email or may receive it late – we apologise for this.
Climate change and the need for countries to measure methane more accurately were high on the agenda during Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) recent trips to the United Kingdom and United States.