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… FITT was a B+LNZ initiative to improve farm profitability. It offered funding for groups of sheep and cattle farmers to trial new approaches or farming systems. … to address a local problem or opportunity.  Suitable projects  The project must have immediate and relevant application on-farm. The emphasis must be on developing practical systems to solve immediate farming problems or develop opportunities, which means any research …

… The eight farm classes … We provide accurate, independent information to help farmers, meat processors, consultants and other … to interactive tools. … What is "all classes"? The all classes distributions are weighted averages of individual farm class data to correctly portray a whole region or the New Zealand lambing percentage distribution. They help you to evaluate where your lambing percentage sits nationally, within your region and within a particular farm class. If there aren’t enough observations within a class and region you’ll need to compare your farm with its whole …

… 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 … rules come out with significant implications for farmers.   What B+LNZ is doing   We commissioned an independent report by environmental consultants Torlesse Environmental Ltd. This report highlights significant issues with the … uses 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   …