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Beef + Lamb New Zealand has a number of resources to help manage extremely dry weather conditions. While no one can make it rain, there are management strategies that farmers can put in place to protect the future performance of their capital breeding stock, such as early weaning, body condition scoring and feed budgets. Most importantly, farmers need to look after the well-being of themselves and their families. As well as making use of networks (friends, family and neighbours, rural …

Internal parasites and drench resistance are serious threats to livestock production. To help farmers, B+LNZ Research has launched livestock parasite management groups across the country to promote best practices and improve control strategies.  … Background Internal parasitic diseases limit livestock production and affect animal health and welfare. Drenches are failing on an increased number of farms with farmers needing support to increase their knowledge and confidence in parasite management …

Looking out for the following can help you reduce unplanned pregnancies Drafting out male lambs from ewe lambs as the flock gets closer to sexual maturity (puberty). The age of puberty is influenced by breed, genetics, size (weight), nutrition, and season of birth. Ewe lambs can reach puberty as early as five months of age. It is recommended to draft any non-replacement ewe hoggets you plan to sale once they meet liveweights which increase their chances of conception (35–40kg). When shearing …

Everything you need to know about feed quantity, quality and allocation, with B+LNZ tools and guides for feed planning. … Please contact B+LNZ's resources team at resources@beeflambnz.com  to request printed copies of resources. … Feed planning …

We partnered with the Federation of Maori Authorities' (FOMA) to launch the Performance Plus Mixed Livestock programme across 20 farms throughout the North Island; with funding support from B+LNZ, Te Puni Kokiri and the Ministry for Primary Industries. … About the programme The programme was born out of a seven-year economic development pilot carried out on the East Coast by the Tairawhiti Land Development Trust. Participating farms saw an average lift in productivity of 26%, despite the …

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is a partner in the M. bovis eradication programme alongside the Ministry for Primary Industries and DairyNZ. … Disease management agency OSPRI took over managing the day-to-day delivery of the programme from 1 November 2023. This includes: regular testing of milk and animals to detect any bovis infection managing any active or newly-detected properties depopulation and site cleaning of any affected properties farmer support. Future surveillance While the eradication …

… those farming activities of a certain intensity to obtain resource consent, with farm plans remaining the fundamental tool to manage contaminants.   Freshwater farm plans:   B+LNZ and Federated Farmers are seeking as much alignment as …

Comprehensive online resource that collects and stores pasture and crop yield data from across New Zealand.  … Background:  AgYields ( www.agyields.co.nz ) is a comprehensive online resource that collects and stores pasture and crop yield data from across New Zealand. This platform helps you see which pastures and crops perform best in your area, providing information on growth rates, soil types, management practices, and dominant species. The data includes both published and unpublished …

… or resilient to worms. However, the mob production responses to using drench were so big that once we had this tool, all animals got treated regardless.  So we’ve always had animals with the genetics to cope better, but until …

You can also order the sheep and beef breed posters printed as pull-up banners for your class. Flagmakers is offering schools a 15% discount if you print through them. Simply email Victor vicg@flagmakers.co.nz with your school details and quote “B+LNZ” to get the discount. … Easily access a range of valuable online resources specifically related to the sheep and beef sector, find instructions for ordering physical teaching aids and kits, and discover other helpful supplementary content designed …