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  • … throughout the country, up to 38 percent of rivers would still not meet the targets.  An estimated 44 percent of all sheep and beef farmland would likely need to be retired, along with other extensive mitigations, if the national bottom … base  B+LNZ uses research and evidence to underpin our advocacy, along with farmer input. We also rely on the B+LNZ Sheep and Beef Farm Survey – this research showed the importance of the survey farms and GIS mapping of them.   More …
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    Celebrating Māori Language Week …
    Maori language week
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    Preparing rams for mating …
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    Prime versus store lambs …
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  • … B. Hort Sc (Hons), PG Dip Banking Studies, PG Dip Environment Management (all Massey) Master of Sociology (current study - University of Waikato) RMPP Lead Facilitation …
  • … Livestock numbers for New Zealand sheep, beef, and dairy cattle from July 2010 to July 2021, with estimates for the current season. …
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    Animal production from lucerne based pastures …
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    New national regulations for carbon forests …
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    Productive discussions at Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s 2024 annual meeting …
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    … are not totally E. coli free because of contamination by birds and wild animals. When comparing agricultural land uses, sheep and beef farming and dairy farming contribute similar E.coli loadings into waterways, despite the typically much higher stocking rates in dairy farms. This is because sheep and beef farming is generally carried out on steeper country and run-off from hill country is greater – as a … Surface run-off is usually the largest cause of E. coli contamination into receiving waterways. Studies have found 5 sheep/ha can deliver up to 10 times the loading of E.coli/ha, compared with dairy cattle grazing at 3 cows/ha. How to …