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Hill Country Futures is a long-term $8.1m programme focused on future proofing the profitability, sustainability and wellbeing of New Zealand’s hill country farmers, their farm systems, the environment and rural communities. … Visit the Hill Country Futures website here This multi-year programme takes a trans-disciplinary approach to “landscapes” and considers the whole farm system and associated communities. The Hill Country Futures programme incorporates traditional science research, farmer …

… shelterbelt – particularly of native varieties – provides a habitat and food for birds and insects, while also keeping stock cool or warm and preventing soil erosion. Biodiversity is also important to our international customers – … steps you can take on farm to increase biodiversity, such as: Using native trees as shelterbelts – This provides stock with shelter, while also creating a habitat and food for birds and insects. Riparian enhancement – Improves water …

… a Council Hearing, WRC’s decision on PC1 was released in April 2020.   The release of new national policies (national stock exclusion regulations, Freshwater Farm Plan regulations, National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management [NPSFM] … on PC1. The decision document is very long (376 pages) and complicated.  The decision covers a range of issues, from stock exclusion to farm plans to the use of Overseer.  Our preliminary analysis is that many of the provisions have …

Accessibility is important to B+LNZ and we keep working to make our website and other resources suitable for all. We try to make sure any given piece of information is available in a range of different formats so farmers and others can find it in a way that suits them. Repeating messages in different media also helps adult learning.   We’re committed to Plain English and look to improve our use of this.   We seek guidance from accessibility experts like the Rural Youth & Adult Literacy Trust.   …

… is available at  nprove.nz nProve Beef Looking for bulls?  nProve Beef can help you find bulls to produce finishing stock, to breed replacement heifers, or to produce beef calves in a dairy system. It includes three new beef cattle …

… result: 68.3 percent of farmers voted yes on a one farmer one vote basis, and 70.4 percent voted yes on a weighted stock unit basis.  The beef levy remains unchanged at $5.20 per head.  A copy of the 2021–22 Gazette notice is available …

… best option. A potential solution is the use of shrubby vegetation e.g. Tagasaste, as a soil stabiliser as well as a stock feed. Tagasaste is a hardy nitrogen fixer with high protein foliage suitable for sheep and cattle that thrives on … the six-week lag time between production from the two aspects means there is the potential for two springs’ worth of stock feed. Additionally, Tagasaste provides shade and shelter to support animal welfare.    For more information on this …

General enquiries Please note that Beef + Lamb New Zealand doesn't sell meat. View a map of meat processors in New Zealand  (PDF, 312 KB) Phone : +64 4 473 9150 or freephone within NZ: 0800 BEEFLAMB (0800 233 352) Fax : +64 4 474 0800 Email : enquiries@beeflambnz.com See also: Regional (including a map of local Extension Managers) Management Directors B+LNZ Farmer Council Postal address PO Box 121, Wellington 6140, New Zealand Wellington office Level 4, Wellington Chambers, 154 Featherston …

… egg count reduction test. Management practices that improve nutrition to all animals and reduce larval intake by young stock, can reduce our dependence on drench – making resistance less of a threat. Survival of the fittest   Worms …