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  • Project Parore

    Some landowners and other TMC residents are concerned about general environmental degradation, including soil erosion, water quality, biodiversity and pest plant and animal control. They’d like to take further steps to improve the health of the Tauranga harbour as well as the ecological value of Te Mania catchment’s landscape and streams. They understand that the way that the land is used contributes to the majority of adverse impacts on the health of the soil, the waterways and the native …
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    Nominations open for two B+LNZ director roles

    Nominations open for two B+LNZ director roles …
    George Tatham
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    Worms on pasture

    … on pasture’. Learn about the drivers of worm challenge on your pastures so you can reduce worm intake by susceptible stock.  …
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    Drench resistance – who cares?

    … 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 …
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    Working with chainsaws

    Follow this Safe Work Procedure when working with Chainsaws. It is important that all workers are competent in the use of the type of chainsaw they are using and are familiar with the operator’s manual prior to operating the chainsaw. …

  • B+LNZ Focus Groups

    … or not on your farm, learn from others' experience and hear from industry experts. Whether you're hands-on or set-stock your ewes, get involved to help tackle this challenge.  Register for a group  Learn more about the B+LNZ Focus Group …

  • Dairy beef

    … activities such as:  non-replacement dairy calves in beef finishing the provision of beef semen or bulls grazing young stock wintering dairy cows providing feed.  Cull cows are a significant source of New Zealand’s exported beef.  Given …
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    Making the most of nutrients

    … inputs, such as fertiliser or nitrogen in imported feed Control the grazing duration of pasture and fodder crops Winter stock off paddocks Optimise timing and amount of irrigation Time nitrogen application to meet crop demand, using split …

  • Pasture management in a volatile world

    … access to light. The previously deferred pastures are treated as renewed pastures and are grazed carefully with light stock for short periods.  Deferred grazing has been used by some hill country farmers in the mid Northern North …
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    GHG Calculator and Action Plan

    … About B+LNZ’s GHG Calculator You can do a simple calculation using your existing farm area and stock numbers to get started with ‘emissions numbers’. You can also add further information to give you a more complete …