Planning next year’s winter forage crops
As farmers begin thinking about establishing next year’s winter forage crops, B+LNZ is encouraging farmers to carefully...
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Pushing feed forward for summer
If you’re thinking about investing in ways to push feed forward, this is the year to do it.
Farmgate red meat prices forecast to remain strong but margins tighten
Sheep and beef farmers can expect continued strong red meat returns in 2026–27 but Beef + Lamb New Zealand is warning...
Good buggers, great stories in Timaru
Around 120 farmers and rural professionals gathered in Timaru recently for Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Central South...
E-diary notices: 4 September 2026
Complete our sheep genetics survey, Resources available for lambing in bad weather, Apply now for Primary ITO Production...
Do your cattle need a spring drench?
Cattle often get a drench in the springtime, but this may not be necessary for all animals. Wormwise consultant and vet...
B+LNZ leadership scholarship applications now open
Six livestock farmers will have the opportunity to build their leadership skills and expand their impact on the sector...
Happy first birthday Bella!
One year in, Bella, our Beef + Lamb Assistant powered by AI, is proving her worth. Trained on B+LNZ’s Knowledge Hub...
DAGI is now live – helping farmers make the invisible visible
Worm challenge isn’t always easy to see. DAGI (Drench and Grazing Integration) makes it visible, using paddock traffic...
Using post-mortems to aid lamb survival
A quick lamb post- mortem can be a valuable tool for identifying any underlying diseases or ewe management issues that...
E-diary notices: 28 August 2026
Spotted something in our weekly e-diary newsletters and need to refer to it again?
What the Opportunity Party policies could mean
In the run-up to the General Election, a number of farmers have asked us what the Opportunity Party’s policies could...
B+LNZ: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report on the ETS a helpful contribution to discussion
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on the current design of New...
Veterinary lubricant valuable lambing tool
Farmers at a recent Beef + Lamb New Zealand Lamb Survival Focus Group in North Canterbury heard how veterinary lubricant...
Making every kilogram count
Nearly 70 farmers gathered at Punawai in Eighty Eight Valley for the latest B+LNZ Tasman Farming for Profit field day...
Celebrating excellence in rural advice
B+LNZ is proud to congratulate the winners of the 2026 Institute of Rural Professionals Awards, announced in Wellington...
B+LNZ Scholar Jess Smith
On the face of it, genetics and accounting are two very different disciplines, but Massey University student and Beef +...
E-diary notices: 21 August 2026
Export markets update, Making Meat Better website refresh
B+LNZ update on environmental policy advocacy: August 2026
The following was emailed to farmers on 20 August 2026.
Freshwater Farm Plan changes pragmatic
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has cautiously welcomed the changes to Freshwater Farm Plans announced yesterday.