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- While we need to manage the impacts of farming activities on freshwater quality, including sediment and E. coli , the way this is currently being done has significant issues and will have massive implications for our sector. …
- Since the passage of the Zero Carbon Bill we have actively advocated for the Government to review the methane targets using the GWP* metric and to start reporting on the warming impact of various gases. …
- … come from the integration of trees on sheep and beef farms. This allows food production to continue, maintains rural employment and ensures export revenue, which is the underpinning of New Zealand’s wealth, can continue. What we’ve been …
- Page… for Farmers” booklet visit the NZ Landcare Trust's biodiversity resources webpage . MPI’s new information and knowledge hub, ‘Canopy’ is now live and can be accessed through the website: www.canopy.govt.nz . Canopy aims to provide New …
- 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 …
- … EnviroSchools Otago, AgResearch, Otago University scientists, Dung Beetle Innovations and the Science Learning Hub. How to soil your undies? The cotton strip (undies) test and earthworm counts are biological indicators of the health …
- There are a range of approaches being followed by countries to reduce agricultural emissions. Our farmers are committed to the environment and are making substantial investments and progress. While we acknowledge there’s an expectation that further progress needs to be made in reducing agricultural emissions, B+LNZ is concerned about many of New Zealand’s current climate change policies. There is currently a narrative in New Zealand that agriculture was ‘let off the hook’ by excluding …
- The Code of Welfare: Sheep and Beef Cattle sets out standards that must be achieved to meet obligations under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. It was last updated in 2018. Update July 2025: consultation has now closed. Access B+LNZ’s consultation submission here (PDF, 792KB). The new proposals take into account new technologies and updated science, and include new standards related to dairy sheep. About the proposed code The proposed code is broken into 10 parts: General requirements …
- In April and May 2024 the Commission consulted on its advice to Government about New Zealand’s methane reduction targets and related issues. About the consultation The Commission consulted on what emissions reductions are possible by 2040, what we should aim for by 2050, and what types of emissions we should take responsibility for. The Commission reviews New Zealand’s current emissions budgets and recommends the maximum level of the next emissions budget every few years but only looks at …
- … work that is still being delivered: New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) Learning modules on B+LNZ’s Knowledge Hub BizPlan tool for farmers . …