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This page provides information for preparing for and responding to floods, including factsheets, and links to websites and organisations that can help provide you with support. … Factsheets for preparing for a flood, recovering from a flood and health & safety post-flood Developed in response to previous flood events, these three factsheets – Preparing for a Flood, Recovering from a Flood, and Health and Safety Post-Flood – are guidelines to help farmers prepare for rain events and deal with …

The People and Capability Farmer Reference Group (PCRG) is a critical component of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's commitment to delivering impactful and farmer-relevant solutions. Comprising 12 active farmers, the PCRG provides a vital, on-the-ground voice to our People and Capability work programme. Their purpose  The PCRG ensures our initiatives are deeply informed by valuable farmer insights and perspectives. By actively engaging with this group, B+LNZ gains a deeper understanding of farmers' …

… 10 years, and estimates for the year ahead. … This information comes from aggregated data. The statistics relate to meat produced in export-inspected New Zealand beef and sheepmeat processing facilities, some of which is consumed in New … from July 2010 to July 2021, with estimates for the current season. … Weekly slaughter statistics The New Zealand Meat Board collates and publishes weekly provisional export livestock processing data, available on the NZMB website . … …

Crop types and worms … Does method of crop establishment matter? … Do crops have less worm larvae on them? What’s the best crop for low worm challenge? What if there’s lots of grass through my crop? Learn about worm challenge on different forage types, and approaches to managing worms and drench inputs while animals are grazing crops.  … Why crops?  Crops not only provide a less favourable habitat for worm larvae, but can also provide better nutrition, to grow young stock more quickly through …

… a focus on health traits such as Facial Eczema (a disease unique to New Zealand), while others may prefer to focus on meat quality traits aligned to a customer programme, or environmental efficiency in their animals. The programme is being … be established, based on existing genetic and performance data. Next, new traits will be developed, as identified by sector stakeholders. Building of a multi-breed evaluation will follow. Finally, importing international breeding values …

… and E. coli , the way this is currently being done has significant issues and will have massive implications for our sector.   … Last updated October 2024 Many regional councils around New Zealand are notifying water plans to implement the …

This project will evaluate a range of catch crop species and establishment techniques to reduce sediment and surface flow losses following the winter grazing of forage crops.  Trials will be carried out on hill country in the Hawkes Bay and Horizons regions, but the systems developed will provide spill-over benefits to all farming regions and terrains nationally.   … This project will provide a detailed understanding of the value of catch-crops, both economically and environmentally, by …