UK exit from Europe this week removes some uncertainty
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union this week (31 January) and the beginning of negotiations with the EU...
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National Action Group sharing learnings to help move farming forward
“Change is one of those things that most of us know we have to go through but a lot of us fear it – particularly in...
Genetics offer long-term Facial Eczema control
As humidity rises so do Facial Eczema (FE) spore counts and sheep farmers in affected regions could consider using...
US influencers experience New Zealand’s grass-fed beef and lamb
In December, Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), in partnership with Firstlight Foods, Atkins Ranch and Silver Fern Farms...
Biosecurity readiness and response meat levy
We want to let you know that beef farmers will pay a new levy to contribute to the response to Mycoplasma bovis from 1...
OverseerFM in action on Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Future Farm
OverseerFM is proving valuable as a resource management and decision-making tool on Lanercost, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s...
Important Mycoplasma bovis update for farmers: National Beef Survey
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is working alongside DairyNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) as part of the...
Facial Eczema – a perennial scourge
Warm summer temperatures bring with them the heightened risk of the production-limiting disease Facial Eczema.
Lower lambing percentage for New Zealand sheep farmers
On average, sheep and beef farmers achieved a lower lambing percentage in spring 2019 than in 2018, according to Beef +...
An update on the Mycoplasma bovis Programme
M. bovis is one of the greatest biosecurity challenges we have faced in New Zealand and 2019 has been a challenging year...
B+LNZ celebrates successful first year of Taste Pure Nature
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) celebrates a successful year of launching its Taste Pure Nature origin brand in...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand unveils new report on shaping the future of the red meat sector
Exporting New Zealand’s food culture to the world, maximising the value from co-products, and increasing the design of...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand will continue to push for science based methane targets
Bipartisan support for the Zero Carbon Act will provide certainty for farmers about the framework for emissions, but...
Independent TAG report supports ongoing improvements to M.bovis Programme
The latest report from the independent Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the M. bovis Programme concludes that...
Freshwater update: What are the key issues + farmer conference call
We are now into the third week of the government’s consultation on the Essential Freshwater proposals, which after...
One pager highlights key issues in proposed Essential Freshwater policy
A “what-farmers-need-to-know” one pager has been produced by Beef + Lamb New Zealand to advise farmers about key...
Dairy with a side of beef
Waikato dairy and dairy beef farmers Adrian and Pauline Ball won the Supreme Award at this year’s Waikato Ballance Farm...
Essential freshwater consultation ends today
With a number of environmental issues currently being consulted on by the government, B+LNZ is running an Environmental...
New research shows perils of mass forestry planting on productive sheep and beef land
Large scale conversion of sheep and beef farms to forestry as a result of the Zero Carbon Bill will have a significant...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand calls for science-based changes to Zero Carbon Bill
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is urging the Government to adopt a science-based approach to changes to the Climate...