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This week’s notices:
Māori Language Week: 14–20 September 2025
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Māori Language Week, running from 14–20 September. B+LNZ is proud to celebrate the significant contribution Māori make to New Zealand’s red meat sector and to highlight the work we’re doing to support Whenua Māori. Learn more about Māori Language Week on the official website, and keep an eye on next week’s e-diary for more.
TBfree and M. bovis levies
Levies funding the TBfree and M. bovis programmes have been revised. The levies are reviewed each year to ensure the dairy and beef industries fund each programme proportionately in alignment with respective programme funders agreements. The TB Slaughter Levy Rate for dairy cattle from 1 October 2025 changes from $12.25 per head to $14.50 per head (an increase of $2.25). The Differential Slaughter Levy (DSL) for beef cattle will remain unchanged at $4.50 per head. The DSL levy rates are adjusted to reflect the latest dairy and beef Farm Gate Values, slaughter volumes and actual levies collected in prior years. From 1 October 2025, the M. bovis levies will decrease by 50 percent, or 0.4 cents per kilogram of milk solids produced in New Zealand by a dairy farmer for supply to a dairy processor and 40 cents per head for beef cattle slaughtered. The M. bovis levy rates are adjusted to reflect the latest dairy and beef slaughter volumes and milk production volumes and actual levies collected in prior years. For more information, please visit the OSPRI website or email levies@ospri.co.nz
Applications open for 2026 Kellogg programme
Applications are now open for the 2026 Kellogg Programme One – an 18-day, in-person course spread over six months to fit around work and family. B+LNZ’s Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship supports six farmers to complete a NZ Rural Leaders course, including Kellogg. Learn about the scholarship on B+LNZ’s website and apply for the Kellogg programme here. B+LNZ supports NZ Rural Leaders as part of our work to support the growth of leaders within NZ’s red meat sector.
Beef farmer input wanted for B+LNZ Farmer Councillor’s Kellogg survey
Te Kuiti farmer Natasha Cave, who sits on B+LNZ's Mid Northern North Island Farmer Council, was the recipient of B+LNZ's Leadership Advancement Scholarship. For her Kellogg Leadership Programme research project, which is part of the Scholarship, Natasha is exploring the topic ‘Can wearables on beef transform New Zealand hill country farming?’ Through a 10-15 minute survey, she’s asking the views of beef farmers on the use of wearables and would like to hear from all beef farmers, not just those using the technology. She is hoping to identify the opportunities wearable technology could bring to hill country farm systems, and the challenges that may limit its uptake. Take part in the survey here.