Successful calving winds up at Kepler Station
Despite a nasty spring storm, calving of this year’s cohort of Informing New Zealand Beef Progeny Test calves went very...
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Key messages emerge in Sow, Grow, Thrive Webinar Series
Despite the range of guest speakers on Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s recent Sow, Grow, Thrive webinar series, many of the...
Last chance to join the ground-breaking Facial Eczema Sheep Poo Study
Time is running out for farmers to take part in a unique study aiming to better understand the extent of Facial Eczema...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand appoints new Associate Director for 2023/24
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has appointed Mark Polson as an Associate Director to its board, commencing 1 November...
E-diary notices: 27 October 2023
M. bovis disease control operations moving from MPI to OSPRI, B+LNZ Inc’s Farm to Table series, TB discovery in Taupō...
Meat the Need – Big Feed Telethon coming soon
The Big Feed is running again this December, aiming to raise over one million meals for families in need in our rural...
Otago Regional Council Draft Land and Water Regional Plan
Consultation on Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) draft Land and Water Regional Plan closes on Monday 6 November and it’s...
Taste Pure Nature China update
Sanlian Life Weekly is one of China’s most prominent media outlets reaching an audience of 6 million on its WeChat...
Prime versus store lambs
Is it better to sell lambs as store or try and finish them?
E-diary notices: 20 October 2023
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European market visit
An update from B+LNZ Board chair Kate Acland.
Winners announced in the 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards
The winners in this year’s Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards were announced at a gala dinner at Te Pae Christchurch...
Benefits of early weaning of lambs this season
A predicted dry summer thanks to El Nino weather patterns may make weaning a proportion of the lamb crop a good option...
Low methane sheep genetics
More than 100 farmers, rural professionals and international researchers recently took part in a webinar about breeding...
E-diary notices: 13 October 2023
Action Group feedback sought, New national regulations for carbon forests, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards prize giveaway...
New national regulations for carbon forests
New rules have been released on how the effects of forestry, including carbon forestry, are managed.
Sheep and beef farm profit margins expected to fall a further 30 per cent this season
While the outlook is for global sheepmeat and beef demand to recover slightly, ongoing increases in farm costs are...
Our recent international sustainable agriculture work
B+LNZ's UK and EU Regional Manager Alex Gowen attended the recent UN FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock and...
Mastering farming’s cycles: recap of recent Sow, Grow, Thrive webinar
While the combination of climatic and economic factors are challenging farmers, this downturn is nothing new in farming...
Docking drench typically unnecessary
In a normal year, lambs do not require a drench at docking/tailing and a routine drench at this time may not be...