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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. … The RMPP programme ended on 31 March 2021. About the programme Industry and Government partnered through the Primary Growth Partnership programme to invest in a $65 million initiative to develop, test and introduce new ideas, technology and ways of working. RMPP was made up of farmers via …
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 Regions. … Lilian Harley … I am currently working with a group of proactive farmers in the Motu River catchment in the Gisborne region. We have secured two rounds of funding to carry out fencing and planting in the …
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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 …
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B+LNZ Lamb Crop Report 2023

B+LNZ Lamb Crop Report 2023 …
07 December 2023
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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. … Where does excess sediment in our waterways come from? Sediment in waterways usually comes from land erosion. Erosion is a natural process, but – by removing most of New Zealand’s original forest cover – we have exposed soil to the elements and accelerated this natural …
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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 …
Tim Orlando Reep

Beef Farmer west of Huntly, involved in the ag sector both has a farmer and a rural professional - rural supplies and ag tech. Passionate about the catchment approach, and helping farmers access funding to help protect the natural beauty of the area we live in. … Tim Orlando Reep … Chairman of the Whangape Headwaters Incorporated Society … B+LNZ RMPP Facilitation Course Ignite Rural Coaching Course Future Field Experts Programme - Farmlands Cooperative Society Ltd Advocacy, Influence and …
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 …