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    More work needed on Government’s National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity …
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  • … High Country where I see many examples of farming and conservation integrating successfully with one another.  The Farm Environment Plan is a great way of identifying and demonstrating management of environmental risks on farm, and collectively they are an awesome tool for marketing our products.  Catchment Groups empower communities and …
  • A proud catchment community working together for a thriving natural environment. As at October 2019 we are still in the intial stages of setting up a catchment group.  We have a tight knit and active community of predominately sheep and beef farmers, with a small ampount of dairy support, cash cropping and lifestyle farms.  We also have a village and beach community, all of whom are involved in our group. Our catchment is made up of predominately clay based soils and our biggest challenges are …
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    … The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculator is a free tool, designed to help farmers measure on-farm GHG emissions and sequestration. Once you’ve done your calculation you can then choose to complete our online action … About B+LNZ’s GHG Calculator You can do a simple calculation using your existing farm area and stock numbers to get started with ‘emissions numbers’. You can also add further information to give you a more complete picture of your farm including sequestration. Knowing your numbers provides a good base of information and helps prepare you for future …
  • … change report reinforces need for intervention 4 December 2024: B+LNZ welcomes announcement on measures to curb farm sales to carbon farming 26 March 2025: B+LNZ’s advocacy on afforestation 10 April 2025: B+LNZ welcomes report … in NZ 6 May 2025: B+LNZ urges Government to close carbon farming loopholes before more damage done 11 June 2025: Farm conversions to forestry not slowing down, with increasing sales of productive land 10 July 2025: ETS forestry …
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    Red Meat Sector Conference 2023: driving sustainability and growth …
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    Q&A with Hamish Best: 2024 Next Gen Sheep Producers farmer …
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    Why we should be cautious about some red meat consumption research …
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    Late spring management to increase sub clover content …
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  • … All judging is carried out by assessment of the information provided in the entry/nomination form. There is no on-farm or in-person judging, so it important to write to the award criteria and include as much detail as possible in the … positive impact on the sector and/or their local community. This may be through involvement in the community and/or on-farm with new ideas and initiatives.   Individual entries or nominations are welcome. The recipient of this award will be … already demonstrating future leadership potential. Already impacting through new ideas, influencing others, improving farm productivity, profitability or business diversity, the individual will show the potential to continue to impact in …