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Winter forage crops: management during grazing

… grazing winter forage crops maintain improve stock condition important keep animals … comfortable healthy winter grazing has high stock numbers confined area relatively … your farm team implement over winter ensure stock have adequate feed shelter access …
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Limiting the risk of unplanned and late pregnancies in sheep

… characteristics: Mounting/riding of other stock. Flehmen Response – curling back the … recommended you do a full assessment of your stock to ensure you don’t end up with any …
Podcast

Sow, Grow, Thrive: Looking Forward- Why we are in a recession and how to picture the future

We explored 3 key questions to ask yourself, who you need to stick close to and what you need to be asking them. Learn from genuine conversations Luke is currently having with clients in all …
Bringing new staff on board

Bringing someone new onto the farm is a big step. This section walks you through the key things to cover in those first days and weeks so your new staff member feels confident, supported, and ready …
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Chilean Needle Grass Ute Guide

… reduced pasture crop yields reduced livestock carrying capacity well livestock health welfare issues leading reduction … pasture crop yields reduced availability stock feed due unpalatability livestock when …
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Drought resources

… future performance of their capital breeding stock, such as early weaning, body condition …
Learning module

Sheep genetics

… what to aim for in each step of the breeding stock selection and purchasing cycle consider …
Podcast

Early- to late-pregnancy nutritional management of ewes, with Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University

Paul has led a considerable amount of sheep research focused on improving on-farm productivity and profitability and is a key contributor to many of B+LNZ’s resource booklets and factsheets. In this …
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Velvetleaf Ute Guide

… velvetleaf other pests spread weeds pests stock vehicles machinery equipment has … machinery hygiene animal feed management stock movement crop management photo courtesy … during season reinspect your field before stock graze fodder beet crop even your …
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Describe and advertise the job

… summary including structure farm details size stock numbers farmstock policies etc key responsibilities role … hectares farming system breeding finishing stock information numbers breeds location …