B+LNZ calling on farmers for groundbreaking research: we need your sheep poo
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling on farmers to take part in a groundbreaking Facial Eczema research project by...
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Conversion of sheep and beef farms into carbon farms continues at alarming rate
New research shows the scale and pace of sheep and beef land purchased for forestry is even higher than first thought.
Government must work with rural sector on commonsense stock exclusion rules
The Government must enable farmers to adopt a flexible commonsense approach to managing the exclusion of beef cattle and...
More work needed on Government’s National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity
The Government’s new National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is complex and cumbersome and will...
Have your say on the Government’s consultation on the low-slope map for stock exclusion
The following email was sent to farmers on 28 June 2023.
Agriculture sector seeks further detail on Freshwater Farm Plans
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) are all supportive of...
NZ trade strategy must evolve as global markets become more protectionist
New Zealand must evolve its trade strategy to capture more value from existing markets if the country is to increase...
B+LNZ welcomes consultation on amendments to stock exclusion regulations (low-slope map)
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed the Government’s consultation on amendments to the stock exclusion...
Government’s review long-overdue recognition that the ETS isn’t working
The release of consultation materials on changes to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings, including to...
Entries open for 2023 B+LNZ Awards
Entries are now open for the 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards which celebrates the people, innovation, science and...
B+LNZ announces results of delayed 2023 Eastern North Island farmer director election
Pātoka sheep and beef farmer Patrick Crawshaw has been elected to the Board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) as the...
NZ an international outlier by allowing 100 percent of emissions offsetting through forestry
New research has found New Zealand’s policy of allowing fossil fuel emitters to offset all their greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Tackling perennial farm production challenges
Parasites, Facial Eczema and Dairy Beef integration all challenge the red meat sector and were the subject of a panel...
National’s farm regulations announcement a ‘significant step in the right direction’
National’s first tranche of announcements today on changes to farm regulations is a significant step in the right...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand responds to farmer concerns about emissions pricing
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling for the staged implementation of an agricultural emissions framework...
B+LNZ Board’s initial response to remits
The Board has considered the results of voting on the nine remits received as part of the 2023 annual meeting process...
Sheep and beef farmers shine in Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Sheep and beef farmers were well represented in this year’s round of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, winning four...
New B+LNZ director elections in Eastern North Island following cyclone-related postponement
Farmers in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Eastern North Island (ENI) electorate will now be able to vote in new elections for...
Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign sending a message
There has been a positive response from New Zealanders to the Beef + Lamb New Zealand/50 Shades of Green Kiwis Backing...
Updates following B+LNZ annual meeting
This week B+LNZ released the results of voting on nine remits undertaken by levy payers as part of the annual meeting...