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… The eight farm classes … 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 farm class or your all classes region distribution. …

… 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 … highlights significant issues with the suspended fine sediment and E.coli targets.  We’re using this report to call on the Government to urgently amend the national bottom lines or redouble efforts to pause the planning process – we need … 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   …

… Forming or joining an Action Group is a great way for farmers to put their ideas into action, make positive changes on farm and improve their business’ productivity and profitability. … Profit Partnership (RMPP), the approach has been proven to support farmers to make changes in a range of areas such as farm systems and the environment. B+LNZ has adopted the Action Group extension and adoption model to ensure all sheep and … of this small group learning approach. A comprehensive evaluation of the action group programmes is in progress, and a report is scheduled for release in early 2024. This report will highlight essential findings from the overarching program …