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    Forages and worms

    … and monitoring is very important to safely reduce drench use while grazing young stock on …
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    Managing stock near water

    … likely to come into contact with pathogens. Reduced stock losses – excluding stock from … (particularly at calving and lambing) reduces the likelihood of young animals … waterways. Industry reputation – the primary sector needs to protect not only the country’s …
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    Farmers encouraged to make submissions on the low slope map for stock exclusion

    … were mixed in their views on a preferred option, with nearly half preferring a … 13 percent as an alternative), a third preferred keeping the low slope map but putting in … number of stock units to be considered low intensity were also varied, with an …
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  • Pasture management in a volatile world

    … project were to quantify the benefits of deferred grazing, and establish criteria to help farmers identify when deferred grazing is appropriate in their farm … rotational grazing and deferred grazing in replicated plot studies at two …
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    Preparing for winter

    … fence these areas off during grazing to reduce the risk of contaminating waterways. … to help keep stock away from CSAs and to reduce soil damage. Supplementary feeding (hay … and heavy vehicles on wet soils, helping to reduce damage to the crop and soil. 2. …
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    Future Farm wraps-up: part three

    … can be modelled and manipulated to help reduce greenhouse gas (Ghg) emissions. He said … were much more flexible, particularly compared to the beef cows with calves at foot. By … produced/kg of product produced) but didn’t reduce the absolute amount of Ghg produced …

  • Climate change policy globally

    … of approaches being followed by countries to reduce agricultural emissions.   Our farmers … that further progress needs to be made in reducing agricultural emissions, B+LNZ is … analysed acknowledge the agriculture sector's complex nature and seek to reduce …

  • Whanganui West catchment

    Committee Members Duncan Matthews, George Matthews, Anne-Marie Broughton, Fraser Middleton, Harriet Horrocks, Danny Broughton, Donald Richards, Mike Russell, Toiora Hawira, Bruce Dave, Jason Reid, …
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    B+LNZ remains unconvinced by revised low-slope map

    … was unworkable and wouldn’t have delivered good environmental outcomes. “We recognise … rule that regional councils would be empowered to give effect to.  “The new mapping … flexibility. Where the cost and effort required to exclude stock vastly outweighs the …
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    Making the most of nutrients

    … with the goal of improving performance and reducing losses to the environment. Let’s talk … How to minimise phosphorus loss to water Reduce the amount of P fertiliser used, where … Use Overseer® to prepare a nutrient budget Reduce nitrogen inputs, such as fertiliser or …