Preventing pneumonia in lambs
Pneumonia and associated pleurisy cost the sheep industry significant amounts of money every year in lost production and...
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Supporting hill country farming
Gisborne farmer George Mcildowie sees the availability of sound accessible information such as that produced through the...
New British High Commissioner goes on-farm
Recently, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Trade team organised a farm visit for the new British High Commissioner, Ms...
Meet the 2023 B+LNZ director election candidates
Candidate profiles for Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) director elections in the Eastern North Island and Southern...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand pushing for urgent policy changes
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has been promoting the red meat sector’s manifesto ahead of this year’s General Election...
International GHG communicator coming to NZ
Internationally renowned greenhouse gas science communicator Dr Frank Mitloehner will be visiting New Zealand next month...
Extreme weather creates testing time for farmers
Extreme weather is affecting farmers at both ends of the country and while they are very different weather events, they...
Farmers encouraged to host a 2023 Open Farms Day
B+LNZ is encouraging farmers to get involved with the national Open Farm Day, held Sunday 12 March 2023, which connects...
Check ewes’ udders post-weaning
Checking ewes’ udders four to six weeks after weaning will help identify ewes with udder problems that could lead to...
New Zealand’s red meat sector launches manifesto ahead of general election
New Zealand’s red meat sector has launched a comprehensive package of proposed policy changes, ahead of the general...
Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium: supporting farmers to reduce GHG emissions
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been a partner in the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc), alongside...
Sheep farmers urged to plan following likely unavailability of drench capsules
Farmers who traditionally rely on Bionic Plus capsules to manage internal parasites in ewes over lambing need to start...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand launches Facial Eczema alerts
A free text message service has been launched to alert farmers to changes in Facial Eczema spore counts within their...
Emissions pricing report shows progress, but still work to be done
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says the Section 215 agricultural emissions pricing report and accompanying commentary released...
Farmers warned to expect processing delays
Farmers are being encouraged to keep in close contact with their livestock representatives as widespread processing...
Red meat sector releases political manifesto and Red Meat Report
New Zealand’s red meat sector has launched a list of policy demands for political parties to act on as the country...
Survey identifies traits of importance to NZ beef producers
Fertility, functionality and feed efficiency were amongst the traits 720 beef farmers and rural professionals identified...
B+LNZ Director elections in 2023
Director elections will be held for Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Eastern North Island and Southern South Island...
B+LNZ says low-slope map for stock exclusion still not fit for purpose
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says while it appreciates Government attempts to revise the low-slope map for stock...
Low Input Progeny Test highlights power of genetics
Genetics are a powerful tool to help address the animal health, welfare and labour issues that challenge the sheep...