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If you want the best information from your worm monitoring, make sure you collect fresh samples and store them correctly. Here’s a quick guide.  … It’s best to collect fresh samples by quietly moving the mob of animals to a corner and letting them stand for 5–10 minutes, and then collecting what has been dropped.   If it’s not possible to hold a mob somewhere , just let them drift quietly away from you through a gateway or narrow area. Ideally collect ones you’ve actually seen pass out the back …

… meat – as well as the annual dairy milk solids payout, and price estimates for the year ahead. (Updated 25/06/2025) … Sheep … Beef … Dairy … Price trend graphs …

… crop acts as a filter. Or, if there is a waterway in the paddock, start grazing at the far end of the paddock. For sheep and cattle: Make breaks long and narrow  – the crop will be utilised more efficiently by stock  (note: deer might need alternative grazing management). For sheep or cattle:  Back fence. Regularly back fence stock off grazed breaks to help minimise pugging damage and to reduce … nitrogen losses. Relevant resources The following resources are relevant to all livestock farmers – dairy, beef, sheep and deer – who graze pasture or crops intensively over winter. If you would prefer face to face guidance on these or …

… / early autumn (depending on the farm) but was rotationally grazed after the deferred period for the remainder of the study.    Comparing the effect of standard rotational grazing and deferred grazing in a replicated split-paddock study on three sites: Mataiwhetu Station – a summer wet property    Otorohaea – a summer dry property   Pukekauri Farms – … a fact sheet including a checklist for farmers on how to defer paddocks.  Timeline and investment This was a three-year study with investment by B+LNZ of $180,000 over the duration. Outputs Farmer events Farmer field days throughout the …

… FITT was a B+LNZ initiative to improve farm profitability. It offered funding for groups of sheep and cattle farmers to trial new approaches or farming systems. … How FITT works Farmers within a region or district … or develop opportunities, which means any research component will probably be small. Projects can address any beef or sheep production issue that aims to improve productivity and profit for farmers.  Sharing the results  The results of the …

… also provides a range of interactive tools to help with planning and business decisions. Access our Lambing Calculator, Sheep Calendar, Benchmarking Tool, Meat Export Tool, Meat and Wool Calculator, Profitability Calculator and Bizplan.  … …

… B+LNZ supports sheep and beef farmers to protect and enhance New Zealand's unique indigenous biodiversity. Farmers are passionate …