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… plan by the end of 2021, and the sheep and beef sector as a whole moving towards carbon neutrality by 2050. Over the next three years, B+LNZ will roll out a range of environmental initiatives to support sheep and beef farmers. This … greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, and soil health issues. The organisation will also invest in developing a new generation farm plan that encapsulates these four priorities, develop new tools and technology, provide support and advice …

… consulted on a draft National adaptation plan. … This plan sets out what the Government intends to do over the next five years to prepare New Zealanders for the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events and rising sea …

… collected data to accurately predict hybrid vigour. INZB goes a step further and will work with farmers to establish Next Generation herds within existing commercial operations. These herds will feed critical information back into the system: … a genetic evaluation Core productivity traits will 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 …

Not all testing for worms involves handling poo! Here we discuss how animal performance and health checks can be used in worm monitoring. This includes things you can check after an animal has died. … Liveweight monitoring and targeted selective treatment (TST)  What is it? Parasite infections in young animals can cause reduced appetite and reduced feed conversion efficiency.  Not all animals in a mob are affected to the same degree - some will be growing fine while others are not. Liveweight …