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- Pastoral Genomics is a New Zealand research consortium for forage improvement through biotechnology. … Pastoral Genomics is a consortium for forage improvement through biotechnology, comprised of B+LNZ, DairyNZ, DEEResearch, Grasslands Innovation (a joint venture between Grasslanz Technology and PGGW Seeds), Agriseeds, AgResearch and Dairy Australia. The board includes George Tatham, B+LNZ Farmer Director for the Eastern North Island. Forage improvement The aim of Pastoral Genomics is to …
- Find out how New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms are expected to perform this year – and how they’ve performed in the past. Farm management performance indicators are summarised by farm, hectare, stock unit, region, and farm class. They include balance sheet analysis. For comparison purposes, the spreadsheets include 10 years of sheep and beef farm data including the latest forecast. For quintile analysis, go to Benchmark your farm . To benchmark the profitability of your own farm, try BLNZ’s …
- Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship 2026 Beef + Lamb New Zealand is offering a $4,000 contribution towards a place on any Rural Leaders programme starting in 2026 for six livestock farmers to advance their leadership skills and impact on the sector. Scholarship benefits A contribution of $4,000 towards the recipient's chosen Rural Leaders programme (programmes listed on their website ) Access to a unique, dynamic environment combining practical and real-life examples A new network and …
- Award judging All judging is carried out by assessment of the information provided in the entry/nomination form. There is no on-farm or in-person judging, so it important to write to the award criteria and include as much detail as possible in the entry/nomination form. If applicable, we also encourage you to submit supporting data. Please ensure to notify your nominee that you have put them forward for an award. A follow up call will be made with all nominated entrants to validate and get …
- 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 …
- 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. … Last updated October 2024 Many regional councils around New Zealand are notifying water plans to implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM). The Government has pushed out the date that regional councils can notify a freshwater plan …