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From late May to late July, the Government consulted on changes to a range of national direction instruments, which will ultimately affect farmers though regional council plans and other rules.  The consultation is now closed. You can read the submission we made here (PDF, 939 KB). … What was consulted on   The consultation covered national direction instruments across four packages:   Infrastructure and development Primary sector Freshwater Going for Housing Growth.   Proposals included …

… … B+LNZ Farmer Councils core purpose is to partner with the Extension Team to champion farming excellence across New Zealand. Similarly, the B+LNZ Kāhui partner with the Māori Agribusiness team to champion Māori farming in New Zealand.  They bring a farmer lens to develop targeted, farmer-centric Regional Extension Delivery Plans and action.  … (People and Capability Advisory Group).  B+LNZ Regional Delivery Plans  Each of B+LNZ’s Farmer Councils across New Zealand, alongside their extension team, produce an annual Regional Delivery Plan (RDP) to address the unique needs of …

… concerns from those who don’t want to use GE and still want to market their products as GE-free. Managing GE grasses in New Zealand’s pastoral farming system is a particular area of concern and there is no clarity yet on how this would be … about how other countries have managed this, some of the challenges and how it could potentially be managed in a New Zealand context, AgResearch scientist John Caradus has just published this paper:  Is co-existence and/or containment … on our website .   December 2024 : With DairyNZ, the Meat Industry Association and the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, we wrote to the Health Select Committee outlining our concerns about the timelines for the Select Committee …

… pasture quality and rejuvenate paddocks on pastoral farms. In the deferred paddocks, perennial ryegrass produces seeds, new tiller buds that form at the base of existing plants remain dormant over summer and develop into new tillers in autumn. The deferred pastures are grazed to low residuals at the end of the deferred period over one or two grazing’s (e.g. to 1500 kg DM/ha) so that the ryegrass seedlings and new ryegrass tillers have access to light. The previously deferred pastures are treated as renewed pastures and are grazed …

… At makingmeatbetter.nz you can find a range of facts showing how New Zealand beef and lamb stacks up in terms of being: better for animals better for you better for the planet better for … about food production.  … We’ve worked with key industry partners to develop a website containing proven facts about New Zealand’s farming methods and how our beef and lamb stacks up on key criteria. … There’s growing public concern about … red meat has been highlighted in a number of international reports. However, the international research doesn’t reflect New Zealand’s different and more sustainable farming methods. We realised we needed one place that people who want more …

… With the 2020 manifesto, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) released key documents that help tell the sector’s story. … New independent research by SG Heilbron Economic & Policy Consulting quantified the red meat sector’s significant contribution to the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of New Zealand. The research confirmed the red meat sector is one of the largest employers in New Zealand, accounting for …

… The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) exists to provide knowledge and tools for New Zealand farmers, so they can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. … The PGgRc is funded by eight New Zealand agricultural sector partners and works in collaboration with the New Zealand Government. To find out more about the PGgRc and the projects they invest in visit the website: …