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    Keep an eye out for Beef + Lamb New Zealand Annual Meeting voting packs

    Keep an eye out for Beef + Lamb New Zealand Annual Meeting voting packs …
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    Animal health management

    … Disease prevention and control require regular attention to stock health, knowledge, planning, good record keeping and compliance with domestic regulations. Explore recommended practices and specific …

  • Red Meat Profit Partnership

    The Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) was a collaborative programme that brought together partners from across the red meat sector to help our industry become more profitable, confident and productive. …
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    Grazing management

    … levels on pasture to drop simply because of time. The exception is extreme hot and dry conditions: L3 larvae do not feed – they rely on stored metabolites to survive.  In warm conditions, the larvae use up their stored energy quite …
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    Holding on to soil

    Some soil – or sediment – in a stream is natural. But, if sediment levels get too high, it can disrupt ecosystems and kill freshwater species. It’s also a major source of phosphorus, because phosphate sticks to soil particles. …

  • Lilian Harley

    Lilian grew up on a sheep, beef and deer farm in the back blocks of Matawai near Gisborne but now hails from the warmer climes of Opotiki in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.   Lilian is director of Allegrow Limited and an environmental consultant in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne …
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    Quarantine drenching

    … eggs passing out in the faeces.   Gold standard on arrival  New arrivals are held in a bare yard or on grating, with feed and water available, for 24-48 hours. Eggs that pass out and hatch into larvae have no moisture and no grass blades …

  • Waimatuku Catchment Group Catchment Group

    The Waimatuku Catchment is home to a peatland of regional significance, Bayswater Bog. It is one of the largest remains of native vegetation on the Southland Plains and is thought to be around 20,000 years old. Bayswater Bog provides a habitat for unique New Zealand species, including carnivorous sundews, swamp sun orchids and a population of native skinks. Further down the catchment, the Waimatuku Stream feeds into the Waimatuku Estuary which is a shallow tidal mouth estuary – a popular …

  • On-job training with Primary ITO

    … and Deer New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture – Meat & Fibre Level 3 Level 3 Agriculture micro-credentials Livestock Feed Supply and Demand, Assist with management of livestock health and biosecurity Heath and Safety – Short Health and … in Agriculture – Breeding Livestock Farming Level 4 Level 4 Agriculture micro-credential Farm Environment Planning Level 5 Production Management New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Production Management Level 5 Level 5 …
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    Forages and worms

    … the crop or around sidings. Young stock sometimes graze the grass heavily first, while getting used to the new feed. They can then become ‘unexpectedly’ infected with worms.  Solutions to this could be:   Grazing lambs through a crop with their mums in the week or two before weaning, so that they are used to the new forage.  For calves: feed baleage, meal, or another feed type that calves are used to, as well as the crop, until they adapt.  Drench the calves or lambs a few days after … not contain significant (or any) worm larvae. You can presume these conserved forages are another source of ‘worm free’ feed.   Drenching on crops  Be mindful of refugia if drenching young stock on multi-year crops such as chicory or …