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Velvetleaf Ute Guide …

… The term ‘Refugia’ can be really confusing! The outcome we want is to stop your farm from becoming dominated by drench-resistant worms. Using Refugia means leaving some worms free to breed without … can reproduce without being exposed to drenching.  Keeping a population (or refuge) of drench-susceptible worms on the farm can slow the build-up of parasites resistant (R) to drenches.   Without some worms in Refugia, drench-resistant (R) … who are also resistant.   This means resistant worms make up an increasing proportion of the worm population on the farm. Over time, they become dominant in the population and eventually, drenches fail to work.  Because we still want our …

… To help farmers document their winter management practices, B+LNZ has rolled out the Forage Cropping module of the B+LNZ Farm Plan. A key outcome of this, is the documenting of actions to protect critical source areas and minimise … document their winter management practices, B+LNZ has fast tracked the roll out of the Forage Cropping chapter of their Farm Plan. A key outcome of this, is the documenting of actions to protect critical source areas and minimise … of negative impacts on the environment. In this workshop you’ll work through the ‘Forage Cropping’ module of B+LNZ’s Farm Plan: Environment Module. It covers planning and management to avoid and mitigate the negative effects of winter …

FC10 Our Plan template: Catchment values …

Canopy …