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- PageDrench resistance is evolution in action (remember Darwin?). Here we examine the risk factors for developing drench resistance on your farm. We also show you what you can do to assess your own situation. …
- This study compares the effects of different calf-rearing methods – artificial rearing versus suckling from dams until weaning – on milk production, reproduction, and calf development. …
- We provided financial support for farmer focus groups where the outcomes and solutions developed can provide new information and ‘know how’ for other sheep and beef farmers. …
- Genetics is a powerful tool for driving productivity, profitability, and sustainability in your farming operation. B+LNZ provides practical resources to help you make informed decisions when selecting rams and bulls, and to understand the genetic principles that underpin animal performance. In the following pages, you'll find valuable reports, guides, and research that support smarter breeding choices tailored to your farm goals. Learn how to utilise genetics to get the best results for your …
- Every six years, farmers vote on whether they want B+LNZ to continue to exist, funded by compulsory levies on sheepmeat and beef (including dairy-beef). …
- B+LNZ supports New Zealand sheep and beef farmers by providing the genetic tools and information needed to make more profitable breeding decisions. …
- PageIdentify and remove dead stock as soon as possible to prevent contamination of pasture and possible transmission of disease …
- There are a range of approaches being followed by countries to reduce agricultural emissions. Our farmers are committed to the environment and are making substantial investments and progress. While we acknowledge there’s an expectation that further progress needs to be made in reducing agricultural emissions, B+LNZ is concerned about many of New Zealand’s current climate change policies. There is currently a narrative in New Zealand that agriculture was ‘let off the hook’ by excluding …
- The Government has finished its consultations on four elements of the essential freshwater work programme – changes to the low-slope map for stock exclusion, freshwater farm plans, changes to the intensive winter grazing rules and wetlands. See here for more information including our factsheets and submissions . Essential freshwater rules released: update August 2020 On 5 August 2020 the Government released the freshwater policy, standards and stock exclusion regulations relating to this …
- PageNot all testing for worms involves handling poo! Here we discuss how animal performance and health checks can be used in worm monitoring. This includes things you can check after an animal has died. …