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… awards The Ballance Farm Environment Awards recognise and celebrate good farm practices which promote sustainable land management through an annual awards programme run in 11 regions throughout New Zealand. All entrants go through a judging …

… Research B+LNZ has a diverse portfolio of research, completed and ongoing, that covers nearly every aspect of stock management. In the pastoral sector, commercial drivers and welfare promotion are often closely aligned, where healthy and …

… with anthelmintics. You can test for it with simple 'drench checks' or a more detailed faecal egg count reduction test. Management practices that improve nutrition to all animals and reduce larval intake by young stock, can reduce our …

… workshops over a six-month period with the following objectives: Understand the farm business – financial basics and management. Personal Development, goal setting, leadership basics and mentors. Develop better decision-making skills for …

… Cyclone Gabrielle including ways to help other farmers and B+LNZ’s work in the space. … Resources to help Adverse event management  (PDF, 44.2 KB) Recovering from a flood  (PDF, 2MB) Livestock health after flooding (PDF, 2.4 MB) 2023 Cyclone …

… to say which forage will be ‘best’ – ‘Whatever green, leafy high ME crop will grow in your environment and under your management’ – is a pretty good guide. On some farms, crops may not be the best choice and a mix of other approaches may be …

… parasite research and extension to reduce the impact of dench resistance and optimise the use of drenches and other management tools to minimise impacts on cattle production genetics research and tools to maximise the value dairy farmers …

… councils around New Zealand are notifying water plans to implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM).   The Government has pushed out the date that regional councils can notify a freshwater plan and …

… Development of resources such as podcasts, webinars, and factsheets that provide practical advice on control and management of ectoparasites. Economic resilience:  Preparedness for new threats (e.g. emerging ectoparasite risks) will …