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  • Whangape Catchment Community

    There are several sub-catchment groups in the area which have been meeting regularly since June 2018. The groups are made up of local farmers supported by an independent coordinator with funding from the MNNI-Beef & Lamb Farmer Council. There have been a over 20 catchment community events run with the groups and increasing collaboration with Waikato Regional Council, Waikato River Authority and local iwi and hapū to achieve goals. A number of farmers are working together and taking increasing …

  • Consultation on updates to the code of welfare for sheep and beef cattle

    … and Animal Handling Water and Feed Behaviour The Physical Environment Husbandry Practices Disease and Injury Control On-Farm Humane Killing Contingency Planning Welfare Assurance Systems.   Each part of the code is broken into three main … input on these points. For example:   Minimum Standard 18(d) states that unweaned lambs to be transported off the farm must be fed within two hours of transport – we believe this is unrealistic. Minimum Standard 22(j) states that for … B+LNZ made a consultation submission, informed by farmer input (through a farmer focus group examining some of the on-farm practicality in more detail, and via other opportunities such as webinars taking farmers through the proposals and …

  • Red Meat Profit Partnership

    … An evaluation by Scarlatti Limited concluded that the productive benefits of the programme would lift annual total farm profit before tax by a further $96.4 million by 2025. The benefits would continue beyond that point, meaning that for … more about B+LNZ's Action Groups . Find out about other key RMPP-funded work that is still being delivered: New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) Learning modules on B+LNZ’s Knowledge Hub BizPlan tool for farmers . …

  • Genetics

    … research and development.  Learn about our programmes and how we help farmers select the right genetics for their farm system and environment.  …
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    Discussion paper outlines carbon farming threat to sheep and beef sector

    Discussion paper outlines carbon farming threat to sheep and beef sector …
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  • B+LNZ Wormwise programme

    … Wormwise does not contain recipes or programmes for drench use. These should be developed once you understand your farm’s resistance status, with help from a competent advisor. Worm management should focus on the farm system and nutrition first – drench should not be the main means of managing worm challenge. …

  • Employment Hub

    … commitment to supporting, growing, training and retaining people in our sector, we’ve developed this hub to assist farm owners and managers at every stage of their employment journey. …
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    Resilient farmers

    … we identified the key issues for our farmers and their vision for the future: Barriers and opportunities for on-farm environmental action (PDF, 537 KB) Economic diversification and resilience (PDF,  603 KB) The next generation of … rural professionals support farmer wellbeing.  It includes a resilience evaluation tool focused on the health of the farm system, and the wellbeing of the farmer at its centre. FarmSalus is designed to spark better conversations and …

  • Dairy Beef Progeny Test

    … will add value to all stages of the dairy beef market, offering easy calving and short gestation length to the dairy farm, rapid growth for the finisher and superior carcase attributes for the processor. The calves will be recorded at …

  • Assessing the impacts of long-acting drench products

    … Farmers may not be making money from pre-lamb drenching every year.   If resistant parasites are already on your farm, then using long acting anthelmintics will make the issue worse.   To improve profitability, considering ways of …