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  • … development and future dairy production, helping you to optimise your farm’s practices and improve overall efficiency. B+LNZ project lead Dan Brier, General Manager Farming Excellence. Providers Natalia Martin and Nicholas Sneddon, Massey …
  • … income through lamb fattening on land that would otherwise remain fallow, improving overall farm productivity.  B+LNZ project lead Suzi Keeling, Head of Science and Research. Farmers involved McLanachan family. Expected end date …
  • … your Undies Otago research programme aimed to understand and measure the health of rural soils by burying cotton. … B+LNZ is a partner in the Soil your Undies Otago research programme which aims to understand and measure the health of rural … worms, dung beetles and other biological indicators. The worse the deterioration, the better the soil health. One of B+LNZ's top priorities is enhancing our environmental position to strengthen farmers’ reputation in New Zealand and …
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    … over winter. If you would prefer face to face guidance on these or other environmental issues, you can attend one of B+LNZ's Forage Cropping or Farm Plan workshops. View the B+LNZ Events Calendar for upcoming dates. Pugging and soil compaction – what influences pugging? (PDF, 1.7MB) Winter …
  • … the Animal Welfare Act 1999. It was last updated in 2018.     Update July 2025: consultation has now closed. Access B+LNZ’s consultation submission here (PDF,  792KB).    The new proposals take into account new technologies and updated … lambs or calves.   Full details of the proposed code and the consultation are available on MPI’s website here .    B+LNZ’s view   We believe there are aspects of the proposed code that need attention and we sought farmer input on these …
  • … health and productivity by addressing the challenges of drench resistance with cutting-edge research and tools. B+LNZ Project Lead Dr Cara Brosnahan, Principal Scientist – Animal Health Research. Farmer involvement Provision of samples. …
  • … the long-term health and productivity of their sheep. Read the SmartWorm® pilot study full report (PDF, 1.1MB). B+LNZ Project Lead Cara Brosnahan, Principal Scientist – Animal Health Research Farmer involvement   Nine farms from both …
  • … on standardising future data collection to further enhance New Zealand's livestock and crop production systems.  B+LNZ Project Lead Suzi Keeling, Head of Science and Research. Research providers Derrick Moot, Lincoln University. Expected …
  • B+LNZ is funded and directed by farmers via commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New … levy was proposed (from 70 cents per head to 75 cents per head). Following the conclusion of the consultation, B+LNZ’s Board decided to proceed with the sheepmeat levy increase which takes effect 1 October 2021. This was based on the …
  • …      For further information about what was consulted on, see the ‘More information on the proposals’ section below.    B+LNZ’s views   We are pleased to see what the Government’s options are for addressing some of the RMA regulations that are hugely problematic for sheep and beef farmers.    Across the wide range of topics, B+LNZ’s views are correspondingly wide-ranging. Some of the proposals need to go further to make the regulations fit for …