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- PageFarmers whose intensive winter grazing practices do not meet the permitted activity criteria need to apply to their Regional Council for a resource consent by 1 May 2023. … Each Regional Council is implementing the intensive winter grazing regulations in a slightly different way. This table gives farmers links to the information they need for their specific region as well as contact details. … Each Regional Council is implementing the intensive winter grazing regulations in a slightly different …
- … The Manawatū River is a major river of the lower North Island. The river has its headwaters in the eastern slopes of the Ruahine Ranges northwest of Norsewood, which then flows through the Manawatū Gorge, Palmerston North and across the Manawatū Plains to the Tasman Sea at Foxton. Major tributaries of the river include the Makakahi, Mangahao, Pohangina and the Oroua Rivers. The Manawatū's total length is 197 kilometres. The Manawatū catchment is approximately 587,500 hectares of which we …
- Find out more about B+LNZ’s mahi in the Māori agribusiness sector. … To be a Korowai of support and advocacy for our Māori levy payers as well as the wider Red Meat sector . ‘Waiho I te toipoto, Kaua I te toiroa’ , Lets us be close together, not far apart’ Our mahi in the Māori agribusiness sector covers a range of areas including: providing information and support – we work on the ground where needed, run wānanga and hui, and collaborate across the sector, with a strong focus on farm …
- We can help you take a broad view of your farming operation with practical guidance on taking care of your people and farm business. … Workshops we currently offer … Farm Safety Management System This workshop provides you with a Farm Safety Management System. This gives you a process for identifying and managing hazards and risks and 90% of your paperwork is already done. Benchmarking Workshop This workshop provides a hands-on approach to analysing your agricultural enterprise. Learn how to …
- … 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 …
- PageThe more you know about how worms live and breed, the easier it is to mitigate the harm they cause. Here we look at the stages of the worm life cycle – there are ways our management can interrupt this cycle to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock. … Animals eat worm larvae with pasture. Larvae like to live close to the base of the pasture, in moisture and away from sunlight. After a larva is eaten, its takes about 21 days to become an adult worm that can lay eggs and continue the cycle. …
- This page contains information about the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme – Forestry) Amendment Bill. Consultation period: 26 June to 7 July 2025 Parliament’s Environment Committee consulted on legislation that will place limits on whole-farm conversions to forestry. More information on Parliament’s website here . Why this is important The wholesale conversion of sheep and beef farmland to carbon farming – incentivised by policy settings – is having a devastating effect …
- … and management systems through small group learning in B+LNZ-led Focus and Innovation groups Setting up regional ‘Hub’ farms and partnerships, supporting farmer connection and shared learning and addressing local challenges and …
- PageWhat’s the problem with high levels of nutrients? The problem is periphyton – the slime and algae found on river and stream beds. These organisms are essential for ecosystem functioning, but – under certain circumstances – they can proliferate and degrade waterways’ aesthetic, recreational, biodiversity and economic values. New Zealand streams are particularly prone to excessive periphyton growth because of the gravel nature of stream beds, high-intensity sunlight, warm waters and nutrient …
- The objectives of this project were to quantify the benefits of deferred grazing, and establish criteria to help farmers identify when deferred grazing is appropriate in their farm system. … This was achieved by comparing standard rotational grazing and deferred grazing in replicated plot studies at two sites: Mataiwhetu Station – a summer wet property Otorohaea – a summer dry property. The deferred treatment was not grazed between mid-October and the end of summer / early …