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    Tractor operation

    Follow this Safe Work Procedure when operating tractors. All operators must refer to the operator’s manual prior to operating the tractor. …
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    Taste Pure Nature continues to grow value for NZ

    Taste Pure Nature continues to grow value for NZ …
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    Rebuilding continues one-year on from Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle

    Rebuilding continues one-year on from Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle …
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    People and equipment

    … (e.g. veterinarians, livestock agents, feed and fencing contractors, shearers) and delivery and pick-up vehicles (e.g. stock trucks). Notify these operators prior to entry. Where direct contact with animals has occurred, clean and disinfect … young children are at particularly high risk of contracting serious gastrointestinal illnesses from contact with stock and animal faeces on-farm. Provide facilities (e.g. hoses, disinfectant, brushes etc.) in ‘permitted access areas’ …
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    Animal waste and carcass management

    … Identify and remove dead stock as soon as possible to prevent contamination of pasture and possible transmission of disease …

  • Animal welfare

    … Research B+LNZ has a diverse portfolio of research, completed and ongoing, that covers nearly every aspect of stock management. In the pastoral sector, commercial drivers and welfare promotion are often closely aligned, where … materials are also supplied to farmers, which frequently contain items of welfare relevance, for example information on stock care distributed in anticipation of adverse weather events. It is, however, through our regional presence that B+LNZ is able to actively promote good stock welfare as part of efficient, productive sheep and beef farming. This encompasses: Extension activities B+LNZ Farmer …
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    Refugia

    … in the population and eventually, drenches fail to work.  Because we still want our drenches to be effective for the stock that need them most, refugia is an important piece of any worm management plan.  … light 2ths or ewes, don’t drench them and run them together with lambs.  Avoid running lambs or R1 cattle as the sole stock class in a grazing area.  …
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    Holding on to soil

    … cultivation practices, such as direct drilling Re-sow areas of bare or damaged soil as soon as possible Avoid heavy stock grazing on steeper, more vulnerable soils, especially when wet Fence stock out of waterways Plant riparian margins Leave buffers when cultivating, over sowing, topdressing and/or burning …
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    How Bella can help

    … for your situation provide step-by-step help on common topics help create plans find local benchmarks from B+LNZ’s Farm Survey  Bella will always provide Knowledge Hub references to back up her answers – she’ll highlight where in those …
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    Ewe body condition scoring

    … scoring (BCS). And few offer such potential for gains in productivity, for efficient feed management and for good stock wellbeing. It’s a skill that is easy to learn, requires no specialised tools, and should be a part of every sheep …