Maximising triplet lamb survival
High quality feed, reduced stocking rates and shelter will all help enhance triplet lamb survival and ultimately benefit...
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Conference highlights opportunities for NZ’s red meat sector
Climate change, carbon, innovation and opportunities were themes that emerged from the Red Meat Sector conference held...
Talking worms
Wormwise, a partnership overseen by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the New Zealand Veterinary Association, Animal Plant Health...
Trade Blog: advocacy in the UK
In this trade blog, B+LNZ's Senior Trade Policy Advisor Nicholas Jolly discusses how we’re working with our counterparts...
Clear plan needed to address impacts of carbon farming
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Government’s announcement that exotic trees will no longer be removed from the...
Advocacy update: biodiversity and sequestration
Farmers are grappling with an unprecedented amount of new and proposed environmental rules. Here’s an update on what B...
Vigilance needed as foot and mouth disease spreads through Indonesia
The discovery of fragments of foot and mouth disease virus in pork products in Australia is another reminder of the need...
Climate Change Commission advice on ETS forestry offset limits vindicates B+LNZ stance
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Climate Change Commission’s stark advice that emissions are being offset...
Soil and fertiliser factsheets
The Hill Country Futures Partnership programme has created a series of factsheets to support farmers and rural...
Consultation submission shows there are still fundamental issues with biodiversity legislation
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says that while minor changes have been made to the National Policy Statement on...
Emerging farming leaders take on B+LNZ’s Generation Next programme
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Generation Next programme is well underway. The programme targets emerging farming...
Early sowing of catch crops recommended
Catch crops should be sown as soon as possible after winter grazing has finished, as long as soil temperatures are two...
Taste Pure Nature adapts to reach and resonate with Chinese Conscious Foodies
China remains a must-win market for New Zealand exporters.
Foot and mouth disease update
You may be aware of the recent discovery of foot and mouth disease (FMD) viral fragments on imported dried pork “floss”...
Carbon workshops a big hit with farmers
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Trees within Farms: Opportunities with Carbon workshops are a big hit with farmers...
Sheep and beef farmers well represented in BFEA Awards
Sheep and or beef farmers were well represented in the line-up of supreme winners in the regional round of this year’s...
Dextrose aids newborn lamb survival
Lambing is getting underway in many regions and farmers are encouraged to put together a lambing kit to ensure they have...
Q&A with Moerewa farm intern Rana-Jade
Rana-Jade is completing Level 4 of the Whangarei A&P Society Farm Intern programme. She’s working on a 213ha beef...
Use of cover crops encouraged
Farmers who are intensively grazing forage crops are being encouraged to consider planting a catch crop to make use of...
Biodiversity submission guidance
The following was emailed to farmers on 13 July.