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- … PC1 in 2016, and following a Council Hearing, WRC’s decision on PC1 was released in April 2020. The release of new national policies (national stock exclusion regulations, Freshwater Farm Plan regulations, National Policy Statement … plans. What farmers need to know Farmers should be thinking about gathering their records and how they’ll meet the new requirements. While the PC1 process has been long and at times uncertain, it’s clear that the requirement for a farm …
- … This project aims to use advanced molecular diagnostics to identify resistance biomarkers, potentially leading to new tests that support better management decisions. … Background Managing gastrointestinal nematodes is a major concern …
- … vote on specific questions about proposed levy increases. To be eligible to vote you need to own sheep or cattle in New Zealand as at 30 June prior to the referendum vote and B+LNZ will be running campaigns to ensure livestock owners are …
- … classes distributions are weighted averages of individual farm class data to correctly portray a whole region or the New Zealand lambing percentage distribution. They help you to evaluate where your lambing percentage sits nationally, …
- … been through using anthelmintics, or drench. In-depth interviews will be held with up to 15 farmers around New Zealand. Understanding the behavioural drivers and habits of farmers to drench or not and the operational processes of …
- … B+LNZ is funded and directed by farmers via commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New Zealand. … We invest your levies in programmes designed to support a confident sector with improved farm productivity, …
- PageThe more you know about how worms live and breed, the easier it is to mitigate the harm they cause. Here we look at the stages of the worm life cycle – there are ways our management can interrupt this cycle to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock. … Animals eat worm larvae with pasture. Larvae like to live close to the base of the pasture, in moisture and away from sunlight. After a larva is eaten, its takes about 21 days to become an adult worm that can lay eggs and continue the cycle. …
- … impact of farm system changes on greenhouse gas emissions and financial performance. … Background Beef + Lamb New Zealand is exploring cost-effective strategies for improving livestock farming systems while reducing methane …
- … if learnings from these communication methods was adopted. Background Drench resistance is an increasing issue in New Zealand. Farmers need to have access to the most up to date information so informed decisions can be made for … confidence. Benefit for farmers The benefits for farmers of this project were: Parasite management communicated in new and different ways with the aim of reaching a large audience. Communication methods evaluated so future messages can … of the Wormwise handbook for details on all parasites. Below is a list of the most common internal parasites present in New Zealand livestock: Haemonchus contortus Barber’s pole Primarily a parasite of sheep and goats Blood-sucking Can lay …
- … pasture-tagasaste systems. Background There is huge potential growth for the sheep and beef sector on hill country in New Zealand. Around 6 million ha of hill country is too steep to cultivate but represents 54% of the land area on which sheep and beef farming is undertaken in New Zealand, adding over $4 billion per annuum of export revenue to our economy. East Coast farmers are concerned …