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… at 3 cows/ha. How to minimise faecal loss to waterways Control the grazing duration of pasture and fodder crops Winter stock off paddocks Keep stock out of waterways by improving on-farm infrastructure, such as reticulating stock water, improving stock crossings, planting shade trees away from water, and installing culverts or bridges at …

… research and evidence to underpin our advocacy, along with farmer input. We also rely on the B+LNZ Sheep and Beef Farm Survey – this research showed the importance of the survey farms and GIS mapping of them.   More information   B+LNZ’s media release about the review    B+LNZ’s summary …

… use, and importantly – what to do afterwards!  … The ‘why’ of quarantine  The aim of a quarantine drench to bought-in stock is to prevent the importation of multi-drench-resistant worms onto your property.   You probably have worms with … Note: The following is not an exhaustive list – it’s a set of examples that you may find helpful.  … Definitely  Young stock (lambs or calves) that have already had several combination treatments. Lambs or calves from vendor of unknown or … kill worm eggs – only adults and larvae. You need to be mindful of the eggs that will continue to pass out of your new stock until the worms that are laying them are dead.   While a highly effective quarantine drench will knock out the adult …

… and waterways. Careful management is needed when winter grazing on steep slopes to reduce environmental losses. Exclude stock from waterways. Create an ungrazed buffer zone between the livestock and the waterway. Ideally, at least 5 metres, … channel overland flow directly to waterways (e.g. gullies, swales, very wet areas, spring heads, waterway crossings, stock camps and vehicle access routes). Graze paddocks strategically. On a sloping paddock, fence across the slope and … end of the paddock. For sheep and cattle: Make breaks long and narrow  – the crop will be utilised more efficiently by stock  (note: deer might need alternative grazing management). For sheep or cattle:  Back fence. Regularly back fence …

… again? You’ll find the answers in this section! Techniques that can be used to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock include: Grazing only the top 1/3 of the pasture with your vulnerable young stock. Using adult stock and other species of stock to clean up behind youngsters and increase the time taken for them to come back to the …

… classes region distribution. … Estimated number of commercial sheep and beef farms in each class:   Sheep and beef farm survey 2019-20 farm class Estimated farms 1  South Island High country    200 2  South Island Hill country    620 3  North …

… be a dangerous environment. Adverse event management Preparing for a flood Recovering from a flood Managing stressed stock Health and Safety Post-Flood Advice about Leptospirosis during floods Feed budgeting Guidelines for health and … Health and Safety Post-Flood guidelines Suggestions on how to use the details contained in the above pamphlet. Do your stock need access to grazing? If you need emergency feed, generators, large capacity water pumps, help moving stock or cleaning up, please call Federated Farmers freephone 0800 376 646, option 2 or the Rural Support Trust on 0800 …

… its consultations on four elements of the essential freshwater work programme – changes to the low-slope map for stock exclusion, freshwater farm plans, changes to the intensive winter grazing rules and wetlands.  See here for more … rules released: update August 2020 On 5 August 2020 the Government released the freshwater policy, standards and stock exclusion regulations relating to this consultation. FACTSHEET: B+LNZ & Federated Farmers’ assessment of the new … Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 National Environmental Standards for Freshwater  Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020 B+LNZ will continue to provide updates on what’s happening, next steps, and how we’ll be …