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  • nProve – our online genetics tool

    … The tool is available at  nprove.nz   Looking for bulls?  Head to our Better Beef Breeding Resources page on Knowledge Hub for support using nProve Beef to guide your bull selection.  Looking for rams? Head to our Better Sheep Breeding Resources page on Knowledge Hub for support using nProve Sheep to guide your ram selection    … nProve – our online genetics tool …
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    Animal waste and carcass management

    Disease prevention and control require regular attention to stock health, knowledge, planning, good record keeping and compliance with domestic regulations. Explore recommended practices and specific diseases and issues below. … Recommended practices Prevention Prevention is hugely important: develop a farm animal health plan or calendar with your veterinarian. This will include vaccination and drench programmes appropriate to the needs of your farm business. Consider buying stock on the basis …

  • Environment and Catchment Community Groups

    Our collaboration-based workshops can help you understand and achieve positive environmental actions and outcomes. … Workshops we currently offer … GHG Calculator and action plan workshop  This workshop supports farmers to calculate their farm’s GHG emissions numbers and document their GHG action plan.  Trees within Farms  This workshop focuses on opportunities to integrate trees within farms to benefit sheep and cattle farming and the farm environment, and at the same time generate a return …
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    Facial eczema resources

    Research suggests FE is only going to become a bigger problem, for more areas. As well as dealing with it this year, are you preparing for the long term?  … Breeding for FE tolerance in sheep is the single best opportunity that we have at the moment – find out how to get the rams that will help by reading the article below, and talk to your breeder. The cost of a bad outbreak can be high – estimated as close to $100 million dollars cost for affected areas. It is also a hidden killer. You see …

  • Cool Sheep Programme

    … from many farmers has been enthusiastic.  Access all Cool Sheep information and resources through the B+LNZ Knowledge Hub The Cool Sheep® Programme comprises four key projects:  … Cool Sheep Programme contact : Cynthia Lawrence, Cool Sheep® …
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    Trees within farms

    Trees are an important part of pastoral-based farming systems.  … Benefits of plantings trees on farms: Help diversify your income by providing timber, carbon, and honey​. Provide windbreaks and shade for livestock help them grow faster​. Stock feed during droughts or shortages of feed​. Help soil retention on steep slopes, stop erosion. Improve the productivity of your land, especially areas that do not grow good pasture​. Provide landscape diversity and wildlife habitat, biodiversity​. Absorb …
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    Farm expenditure and inflation expected to impact farm profit margins

    Farm expenditure and inflation expected to impact farm profit margins …
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  • Zero Carbon Bill

    The consultation period for the Government's Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill – better known as the Zero Carbon Bill – has closed. There will be a transitional period to 2021 to get the new provisions up and running. … Key information Submissions on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill closed 16 July 2019. B+LNZ has lodged its submission on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill following a comprehensive analysis of the Government’s …

  • Informing New Zealand Beef

    … Beef Progeny Test page . Access all Informing NZ Beef information and resources through the B+LNZ Knowledge Hub   INZB involves five key projects:  … INZB Programme contact : Gemma Payne, Portfolio Manager – Genetics Research …

  • Winter grazing

    Good environmental and animal welfare outcomes require good practice. Farmers are already doing some great work in both the animal welfare and the environmental space, but there is always more to be done. Managing winter grazing activities to minimise impact on animal welfare and your waterways is easy and effective when you have a plan in place and simple management tweaks thought out in advance. … Following the Government’s recent announcement of amendments to Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) …