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This week’s notices:
Donate to Rural Support Trust to help Tasman farmers and growers
There are several ways to support flood-affected farmers and growers in the Tasman Marlborough region, including by donating to the Rural Support Trust. They’re providing much-needed one-on-one support so if you’d like to help them ensure there’ll be someone there sitting round the kitchen table with farmers and growers over the coming months, visit the Top of the South Rural Support Trust – Givealittle or donate directly using the following bank details: Top of the South Rural Support Trust, account 03 0751 0266192 00.
Update for farmers on Waikato PC1 process
B+LNZ is still involved in a joint Environment Court case with Federated Farmers on Waikato Regional Council (WRC) Plan Change 1. The latest part of this process, consultation with WRC on limited parts of the interim decision that remained unresolved, was completed last week with comprehensive feedback sent to WRC. We’d like to thank the farmers involved for the huge amount of input they provided. It’s critical that B+LNZ remains involved in this process to its conclusion to ensure the rules are workable. We’re encouraging WRC to think about implementation, with a focus on WRC creating farmer-focused guidance documents. We’ll continue to keep farmers updated.
Facial eczema webinar: insights from the Sheep Poo Study
The B+LNZ team behind the Sheep Poo Study, part of the Eliminating Facial Eczema Impacts (EFEI) programme, is hosting a webinar from 12–1pm on Friday 22 August. This is open to all farmers. Join Dr Cara Brosnahan and Dr Ginny Dodunski from Wormwise as they share the latest findings from last year’s study, provide an update on the programme, and answer your questions about facial eczema. Register online.
B+LNZ releases sector updates
B+LNZ and MIA have released the latest Red Meat Report which is available to read on the B+LNZ website. This joint publication is a bi-annual update on key areas of work and initiatives within NZ’s red meat sector, including trade, environment, innovation, research, and people and training. This week we also emailed farmers with a quarterly snapshot of B+LNZ work funded by farmer levies that’s currently underway.
Wairarapa Livestock Parasite Management Group Field Day
B+LNZ is hosting a farmer-led field day in the Wairarapa on Tuesday 2 September, from 11am–4pm, focused on internal parasite control. Hear what the pilot group of the Livestock Parasite Management focus group learnt through three years of farm-based research, gain practical insights from farmers managing worms, and discover new approaches like DAGI. Held at Matariki Terraces by George Tatham and Martin Reisima with speakers from B+LNZ, Wormwise, and vets Sara Sutherland and Ryan Luckman. Register here.