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Winter is here. It’s time to think about protecting your paddocks over the coming months. … 9 practical tips around winter grazing: Plan early. When choosing paddocks for next year’s winter feed crop, think about how you can improve your management of critical source areas 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 …

Soil characteristics important to management …

… and adopting tools, technology and management systems through small group learning in B+LNZ-led Focus and Innovation groups  Setting up regional ‘Hub’ farms and partnerships, supporting farmer connection and shared learning and addressing … freshwater management, climate change and biosecurity.  Building farmer-led partnership approaches with other sector groups on regional planning.   Energising the sector  Building the trust and reputation of, and confidence in, New Zealand …

… Proposals (PDF, 18MB) Ministry for the Environment's freshwater consultation The Ministry for the Environment's ' Action for healthy waterways: A discussion document on national direction for our essential freshwater ' sets out … the Ministry for the Environment's main consultation documents at:  https://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/fresh-water/action-healthy-waterways-discussion-document-national-direction-our Watch video: ' Changing Environmental Policy: What you …

Managing Lice …