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The Ahuwhenua Trophy – BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award is the premier award for Māori in agriculture. … About the awards The Ahuwhenua Trophy acknowledges and celebrates business excellence in the New Zealand pastoral sector and is open to Māori farming properties either owned individually, or managed by Māori Trusts and Incorporations in New Zealand. Each year the award alternates between beef and sheep farms and dairy farms, with 2017 being for Maori sheep and beef farmers. Our support …

… The lifecycle of most gut worms is the same – understanding this helps with decision-making around grazing and drenching. Understanding the patterns of what worm species predominate where, when and in which stock classes …

… of worms. How quickly young animals are becoming re-infected after a drench (how contaminated is the pasture they’re grazing?). Whether sheep or calves need a drench or not. Whether a drench has worked or not (there shouldn’t be eggs … calf FECs do tend to follow a similar seasonal pattern – rising to an autumn peak and remaining moderate-low over winter. Using 10 individual samples is possibly more important for cattle. A mean egg count of 50 epg (‘low’) could …