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  • Join B+LNZ’s Catchment Group e-Forum Series with experts …
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    … Careful planning for winter allows you to winter animals in a way that ensures the highest standards of animal welfare are maintained and environmental risks are mitigated. … When planning for winter, careful thought needs to be given to: 1. Paddock/Grazing Management When you’re standing at the gate considering how best to feed your crop, here are some factors to consider: Feed planning  – how many animals will … for sheep and cattle at any time of the year and to help estimate the allocation of your winter crop. To find out more go to: www.feedsmart.co.nz Exclude stock from waterways and critical source areas (CSAs)  –   create an ungrazed …
  • Do you know your on-farm GHG numbers? …
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    Carbon sequestration in woody vegetation …
  • Beef + Lamb New Zealand applauds Government's $8.3 million commitment to combat Facial Eczema Impacts  …
    banner for Eliminating Facial Eczema programme
  • NZ an international outlier by allowing 100 percent of emissions offsetting through forestry …
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    … monitored using E. coli (Escherichia coli) as an “indicator” organism. E. coli is a type of bacteria commonly found in the guts of warm-blooded mammals (including people) and birds. … Where does excess E. coli in our waterways come from? … the typically much higher stocking rates in dairy farms. This is because sheep and beef farming is generally carried out on steeper country and run-off from hill country is greater – as a proportion of a catchment – than from flat land. … faecal loss to waterways Control the grazing duration of pasture and fodder crops Winter stock off paddocks Keep stock out of waterways by improving on-farm infrastructure, such as reticulating stock water, improving stock crossings, …
  • … Beef + Lamb New Zealand is focused on providing significant return on investment for dairy farmers’ beef levies.   … The dairy, sheep and beef industries are closely linked, through activities such as:  non-replacement dairy calves in beef finishing  the provision of beef semen or bulls  grazing young stock  wintering dairy cows  providing feed.  Cull cows are a … 22/23 financial year.  How are dairy farmers’ beef levies invested?  B+LNZ invests levies in two main areas:  post-farm-gate investment that seeks to maximise the value of animals sent for slaughter  on-farm research and extension investments …
  • Experts share tips on catchment legalities and telling your rural story …
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    Wairarapa Innovation Farm, Richard Tosswill, Te Awa Awa …
    Wairarapa innovation farm