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The Ahuwhenua Trophy – BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award is the premier award for Māori in agriculture. … About the awards The Ahuwhenua Trophy acknowledges and celebrates business excellence in the New Zealand pastoral sector and is open to Māori farming properties either owned individually, or managed by Māori Trusts and Incorporations in New Zealand. Each year the award alternates between beef and sheep farms and dairy farms, with 2017 being for Maori sheep and beef farmers. Our support …

The FMG Young Farmer of the Year Competition stands as the premier event for NZ Young Farmers, showcasing the remarkable skill and knowledge of young people within the food and fibre sector. … Since 1969, the Contest has brought together competitors, industry members, and dedicated volunteers to celebrate the future of the industry. AgriKids Every year, B+LNZ supports the primary school students through the AgriKids competition by developing and running a module based on a topic from the sheep …

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 …

For on-farm biosecurity to be effective, everyone involved in your farming business must be aware of your requirements and why they are important. … Recommended practices Make good biosecurity practices something your staff and visitors are eager to respect, by treating them as indicators of your operation’s quality rather than necessary evils or procedures done under sufferance. Ensure all staff understand their role in the implementation of biosecurity practices on your farm. Ensure staff …

Find out what the key performance indicators are for farm classes in your region and see how you compare. … These regional reports use quintile analysis to summarise and group key farm performance benchmarks. Performance is ranked in five 20-percentile bands determined by EBITRm (earnings before interest, tax, rent and manager’s wage). All data is sourced from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand sheep and beef farm survey, and forecasts. The reports are based on the 2022–23 final survey result. …

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Farming Excellence Strategy supports the organisation’s vision of ‘Profitable farmers, thriving farming communities, valued by all New Zealanders’. … B+LNZ's recently refreshed Farm Excellence Strategy will be used to inform the design of the organisation’s Farming Excellence tools, resources and programmes. This Strategy, which is based on six inter-connected programmes with a process of continual feedback, ensures information, tools and resources are making a …

At makingmeatbetter.nz you can find a range of facts showing how New Zealand beef and lamb stacks up in terms of being: better for animals better for you better for the planet better for communities. We encourage you to check it out and help us bring some balance to conversations about food production.  … We’ve worked with key industry partners to develop a website containing proven facts about New Zealand’s farming methods and how our beef and lamb stacks up on key criteria. … There’s growing …

Freshwater ecosystem health includes a waterway’s aquatic life, physical habitat, water quality and water flow patterns. This helps determine the overall state of the freshwater system. There are a range of indicators of ecosystem health in a waterway which include stream life, water quality and habitat. … There are a range of methods for assessing ecosystem health and quality of waterways. It can be valuable to do some checking yourself as well as engage a specialist to help with these …

Agricultural and horticultural land occupy more than 40% of New Zealand, meaning there is significant pressure on farmers to manage the effects of their land use on water quality – and that includes managing stock near water. As well as the obvious action of keeping stock out of waterways this also involves management of the land near waterways or where there are transport pathways that could transport contaminants to water. … Benefits of keeping stock out of waterways As a farmer, keeping …

Each staff member should have clear roles on farm that are documented. … Below are some resources to help with outlining roles on farm. Describe and Advertise a job  (PDF, 915KB) Individual Employment Agreements   (PDF, 814KB) Remuneration  (PDF, 873KB) Sheep, beef, deer career pathways (PDF, 112KB) DairyNZ provides more information on team management . … Roles on the …