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Worm species … Meet your enemies! Learn about the important worm species of sheep – effects on the animal, seasonal pattern, diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies. Inside the animal  Sheep worms most often live in the abomasum (4th stomach) and the small intestine. Some worms can exist in both. Sheep almost always carry a mix of worm species.   … Where and how bad?  Most worm species are found throughout New Zealand – with some regional differences.  For example, Haemonchus (Barber’s …

The role of the research team is to ensure B+LNZ delivers innovative and tangible research outcomes so New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers can make improvements to their farming system and business now and into the future. … B+LNZ's research portfolio is diverse and supports several projects and larger programmes across animal health, productivity and genetics, environmental health and mitigations (greenhouse gas) and landscape management. The successful delivery of research programmes is …

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when conducting burn offs. … What are the minimum operator requirements? Workers must be under direct supervision until assessed as competent by the person in charge of the workplace. What equipment do you need? Wear cotton or wool clothing - no synthetic Means to communicate with 111 if required What do you need to do to plan a burn? Check with Rural Fire authority to see if there is a Fire Ban in place or if a Burn Plan is required Check Emergency Response Plan …

Good environmental and animal welfare outcomes require good practice. Farmers are already doing some great work in both the animal welfare and the environmental space, but there is always more to be done. Managing winter grazing activities to minimise impact on animal welfare and your waterways is easy and effective when you have a plan in place and simple management tweaks thought out in advance. … Following the Government’s recent announcement of amendments to Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) …

Part of being a good employer is to ensure your staff have continuous improvement. … Below are some resources to help ensure you are continuously upskilling your staff. Manager's reports (PDF, 395 KB) Performance incentives (PDF, 355 KB) Performance management (PDF, 573 KB) Sheep. beef, deer career pathway – Primary ITO (PDF, 136 KB) Safe Work Procedures FarmSmart 2017: Melonie Sheppard – getting the most from your staff Checklist for farmer employers (PDF, 328 KB) DairyNZ useful resources on …

Grazing vineyards with sheep … MPI advises graziers, farmers and vineyard owners and operators to withhold sheep intended for market for six months. Find out more Click through to the MPI website to read their recommendations regarding the use of sheep for leaf-plucking in vineyards . … Grazing vineyards with …

Follow this Safe Work Procedure when doing potentially hazardous tasks by hand. A manual handling task may be hazardous if it requires significant force, repetitive effort, a sustained/awkward posture or continuous vibration. … What are the minimum operator requirements? Worker must be physically capable of completing the manual task being asked of him/her What equipment do you need? Boots Gloves (if appropriate to task) Any equipment that may safely and practically assist the worker to …

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 …

Finding the right sheep genetics for your farming operation is about to get a lot easier with this new tool from B+LNZ Genetics … nProve is a free online tool that makes it easy for New Zealand farmers to find the best rams for their operation. Using a series of button­­­­­s and slider scales, farmers can customise what they are looking for in their ram team, then – with a simple click of a button – nProve generates a list of breeders who have rams that best fit the purpose defined by the …

The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) exists to provide knowledge and tools for New Zealand farmers, so they can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. … The PGgRc is funded by eight New Zealand agricultural sector partners and works in collaboration with the New Zealand Government. To find out more about the PGgRc and the projects they invest in visit the website: https://www.pggrc.co.nz/ B+LNZ point of contact: Mark Aspin . … Pastoral Greenhouse Gas …