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Beef finishing on legumes: Part 2

14 Oct 2019

Southland couple Matt and Shona Tayler are pushing boundaries by finishing cattle on lucerne and legume-based pastures. In the second of a two-part series, the Taylers outline their bloat mitigation strategies.

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Primary ITO scholarship

Scholarship programme for agricultural apprentices welcomed

14 Oct 2019

An initiative offering scholarships to apprentices working in the agricultural and horticultural industries is being welcomed by Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

Scholarship

B+LNZ, MIA and NZMB update on Brexit

11 Oct 2019

It continues to be a highly uncertain time in the United Kingdom (UK) with the 31 October Brexit date less than three weeks away. There are still a range of scenarios which may play out in the next couple of days and weeks, including another extension to the exit deadline, or that the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place.

Trade
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B+LNZ farmer submission template for freshwater proposals now available

8 Oct 2019

B+LNZ has developed a submission template for farmers wanting to have their say on the government’s freshwater proposals.

Environment
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Beef finishing on legumes

8 Oct 2019

Southland couple Matt and Shona Tayler are pushing boundaries by finishing cattle on lucerne and legume-based pastures. It is a high-risk, high-reward system but the couple, through Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Innovation Farm programme are managing the risks and reaping the rewards. In part one of a two-part series we look at why legumes have become an important part of the Tayler’s business.

B+LNZ Innovation Farm Programme
Dan Brier

New B+LNZ Genetics General Manager appointed

6 Oct 2019

Dan Brier has been appointed Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics (BLG) new General Manager.

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Richard Morrison

Case study on bulls: Richard Morrison

2 Oct 2019

If you’re selling or leasing bulls this spring ‘understand the risks’ and know the animal’s history around movements and health, says Manawatu beef farmer Richard Morrison.

Animal Performance
Adrian and Pauline Ball

Dairy with a side of beef: Part 2

30 Sep 2019

In the second of a two-part series looking at Adrian and Pauline Ball’s Award-winning Waikato dairy/dairy beef business, we look at the genetics they use and the way incorporating beef has allowed the Balls to reduce their environmental footprint.

Environment

Freshwater update: What are the key issues + farmer conference call

26 Sep 2019

We are now into the third week of the government’s consultation on the Essential Freshwater proposals, which after requests to the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), has been extended to accept submissions until 31 October. 

Environment
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One pager highlights key issues in proposed Essential Freshwater policy

25 Sep 2019

A “what-farmers-need-to-know” one pager has been produced by Beef + Lamb New Zealand to advise farmers about key concerns in the government’s proposed Essential Freshwater policy.

Environment
Adrian and Pauline Ball

Dairy with a side of beef

23 Sep 2019

Waikato dairy and dairy beef farmers Adrian and Pauline Ball won the Supreme Award at this year’s Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards and the prestigious Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards National Showcase.

Environment
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Mycoplasma bovis update

18 Sep 2019

B+LNZ is continuing to work with DairyNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries on the response to Mycoplasma bovis. To date, there have been 103 beef properties confirmed positive, from a total of 191 farms found to have the disease.

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