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… 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 …

… plan (which were advertised in the e-diary newsletters and on the website); 22 July: B+LNZ Tank PC9 Farmer Consultation Meeting: Patoka Hall, Hawke's Bay. 22 July: B+LNZ TANK PC9 Farmer Consultation Meeting: Puketapu, Hawke's Bay. 23 July: B+LNZ TANK PC9 Farmer Consultation Meeting: Maraekakaho Hall, Hawke's Bay. … Hawkes Bay TANK Plan …

Optimising flock performance in challenging environments …

Drench 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. … 'Drench resistance' is present on a farm when there are a measurable number of worms surviving in the animals after treatment with anthelmintics. You can test for it with simple 'drench checks' or a more detailed faecal egg count reduction test. Management practices that improve nutrition to …

What with? … Learn about when you should administer a quarantine drench, what to use, and importantly – what to do afterwards!  … The ‘why’ of quarantine  The aim of a quarantine drench to bought-in stock is to prevent the importation of multi-drench-resistant worms onto your property.   You probably have worms with some level of drench resistance already – but you want to ensure you don’t make this worse by importing worms with nastier genetics than the ones already there!  Bought-in lambs and …

… teaching critical practical lessons about health, safety and wellbeing. B+LNZ is proud to support this campaign through annual sponsorship.  Massey University B+LNZ is a proud sponsor of the annual Massey Agriculture, Horticulture and Environmental Science Awards celebrating student academic success across … and horticulture. Learn more on the Massey University website. Lincoln University B+LNZ is a proud sponsor of the annual Lincoln University Food and Fibre Awards and Networking evening celebrating student academic success across …