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- A report from the University of Canterbury has revealed that 24 per cent of New Zealand’s native vegetation (approximately 2.8 million hectares) is estimated to be on sheep and beef farms. This is the largest amount of native vegetation present outside of public conservation …
- 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 …
- Our Focus Groups and Farmer Innovation Groups are small, topic-driven learning groups designed to empower farmers through shared experience and expert insight. …
- It’s time to recognise the champions of our industry. Think about your farm staff, fellow farmers, sector leaders, teachers, innovators, mentors, scientists, rural champions, and marketers – and nominate them in one of the eight Award categories. Anyone working in the sheep and beef (dairy beef) industry is encouraged to enter, or nominate someone else, for one or several of the award categories. Entries close 8 December 2025. Previous finalists and winners have been overwhelmingly positive …
- B+LNZ's National Webinar Series is a platform to provide updates on the work we’re doing to achieve our vision of profitable farmers, thriving farming communities, valued by all New Zealanders. …
- The Wormwise Handbook and other B+LNZ parasite management tools, and a list of scientific literature for those who really like to delve into the detail. Resources for farmers Wormwise handbook (PDF, 4.3MB) – or request a printed copy Request a Wormwise workshop in your area: Contact your B+LNZ extension manager Podcast with Dr Dave Leathwick : covering good management practice for internal parasites and answers to farmers’ questions Video: Wormwise pre-lambing advice Worms in refugia : a …
- Foot and mouth disease causes painful lesions on cloven-hoofed animals including sheep, cattle, pigs and goats. Infected animals are destroyed to halt the spread of the infection. …
- Accessibility is important to B+LNZ and we keep working to make our website and other resources suitable for all. We try to make sure any given piece of information is available in a range of different formats so farmers and others can find it in a way that suits them. Repeating messages in different media also helps adult learning. We’re committed to Plain English and look to improve our use of this. We seek guidance from accessibility experts like the Rural Youth & Adult Literacy Trust. …
- We are exploring the use of a farm systems optimisation model to improve parasite management in sheep and cattle while reducing drench resistance. If successful, this model could provide farmers with a strategic tool to evaluate different management strategies. …
- In a global context the New Zealand beef and lamb sector is unique, we have an export profile like no other (more than 90 per cent of our sheepmeat and beef goes overseas), we are niche producers (we can only feed 30 million people) and our production is based on natural farming …