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Pasture, supplementary feed and water can be contaminated with pests and diseases (including weeds) and introduce these onto your farm. … Inspect stockfeed (including non-traditional feed such as low-grade surplus horticultural produce) on delivery for evidence of pests,damage and contaminants and manage appropriately. Remember that baleage and other supplementary crops represent a significant risk for the introduction of weed species. What you must not feed to animals Waste feeding pigs …

… soil nutrients and humus. It also acts as a protective layer, reducing soil erosion during the winter months.  Economic advantage : By growing a winter crop, farmers can continue to generate income through lamb fattening on land that …

… are available for the INZB programme. View the Beef Progeny Test webpage for Sire Lists and Beef Progeny Tests reports. Information for farmers (PDF, 3MB) Information for breeders (PDF, 3MB) … Informing New Zealand Beef Programme …

Info on how our annual meeting process works … B+LNZ’s annual meeting provides a great opportunity for levypayers to learn more about where your levies are invested, and to have your say.   … 2025 meeting documentation  B+LNZ Company resolution explanatory notes 2025   (PDF, 68KB) (WNI voters only)  2025 Western North Island Director Election Candidate Profiles (PDF, 297 KB) 2024 B+LNZ Annual Report  (PDF, 7MB) 2024 B+LNZ Annual Meeting minutes (PDF, 157 KB) B+LNZ Year End Financial Statements …

… industry in the coming years including the proposed support for existing groups. … B+LNZ Action Group evaluation reports … B+LNZ Action Groups …

… of the review will be on ectoparasites that are important to New Zealand’s sheep and beef cattle sector due to their economic cost and negative impact on animal health and welfare, including blowflies, louse) and ticks.  Benefits to … such as podcasts, webinars, and factsheets that provide practical advice on control and management of ectoparasites. Economic resilience:  Preparedness for new threats (e.g. emerging ectoparasite risks) will help farmers adapt and protect …

Find out more about factors that can affect pricing in our sector. B+LNZ monitors activity and trends to help our sector forecast future price activity, mitigate risk and identify opportunities.  … International soft commodity indicators We also monitor the annual and monthly global price trends of a selection of soft commodities to forecast future price activity, mitigate risk and identify opportunities. Soft commodity indicators include:  Animal proteins – beef and lamb compared with chicken …

B+LNZ is funded by farmers through commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New Zealand. Find out more about the strategies that guide our levy investment, what the current levies are and how farmers can have a say on the continuation of levies. This section also contains the Red Meat Report from B+LNZ and the Meat Industry Association. … Your levy …