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… event for NZ Young Farmers, showcasing the remarkable skill and knowledge of young people within the food and fibre sector. … Since 1969, the Contest has brought together competitors, industry members, and dedicated volunteers to … students through the AgriKids competition by developing and running a module based on a topic from the sheep and beef sector. The AgriKids competition runs alongside FMG Young Farmer of the Year and FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year. Find …

… General enquiries Please note that Beef + Lamb New Zealand doesn't sell meat. View a map of meat processors in New Zealand  (PDF, 312 KB) Phone : +64 4 473 9150 or freephone within NZ: 0800 BEEFLAMB (0800 233 352) …

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

… to look out for’ to identify symptoms of M. bovis . Download – Potential impact of Mycoplasma bovis on the NZ beef sector (MPI) Predictive assessment of the potential impact on the NZ beef sector Compensation and support Download   –   Looking after yourself  (MPI) Who to contact for support when facing … of the disease - until now it does not infect humans and presents no food safety risk. There is no concern about eating meat, milk and milk products M. bovis is particularly difficult to detect, owing to the poor sensitivity of diagnostic …

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 …

… MPI and many other primary industry groups that are working towards developing the most favourable framework for our sector that we can achieve. B+LNZ policy staff have been instrumental in persuading MPI to work with us to undertake an …

… 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 …

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 …