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  • Contact John at [email protected] or 027 6737 885. I'm currently a facilitator for Beef and Lamb working with 14 groups throughout New Zealand focusing on soil health and pasture management to ensure improved water quality.  Prior to that I wrote a column for New Zealand Farmer on farming  practices to assist farmers switch their thinking to reduce inputs and work with nature.  I've spent 20 years working with New Zealand and Australian farmers assisting them with a wide range of practical …
  • Tukituki Land Care is an incorporated society, led by chair Richard Hilson and a team of six Executive Committee members. The Executive Committee is supported by a Catchment Lead [Michelle Goodman], Catchment Co-ordinators and a Catchment Communications officer. There are two overarching themes for this project, a “Cohesive Voice” and “Actions to Protect” TLC acts as a collective voice for farmer/grower members to improve understanding and the exchange of key messages to improve environmental …
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    New B+LNZ director elections in Eastern North Island following cyclone-related postponement …
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  • Chair and Facilitator of the Waiohine Action Group.  Spent the last three years facilitating the first ever creation of a River Plan (iuncorporating Floodplain Management Plan) for the Waiohine.  This replaced a failed GWRC Floodplain Management Planning Porject with a project taken over, set up and run by the community, including all stakeholder and interest groups, Iwi and Mana Whenua, ratepayers and landowners, to create an 80 year Living, integrated whole of river plan by the community.  …
  • This project measured the concentrations of ivermectin (a macrocyclic lactone) reaching target cattle tissues (abomasum and small intestine) and the target parasites ( Ostertagia  and  Cooperia ) when given to cattle orally, by injection or pour-on.  …
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    A list of various papers on alternative options for worm control can be found at the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control. A good local review is provided on Deer Industry New Zealand’s Deer Hub website (pages 63–74).  …
  • … instead of reducing production or overall animal numbers.   All jurisdictions analysed acknowledge the agriculture sector's complex nature and seek to reduce agricultural GHGs while maximising co-benefits.  Nearly all jurisdictions …
  • Comprehensive online resource that collects and stores pasture and crop yield data from across New Zealand.  …
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    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 environmental impacts. It will also help provide proof to the Government that farmers do not need further regulations to protect their natural resources and …
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