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  • The Kellogg Rural Leadership programme is a modern delivery platform designed to expand scholars’ ‘contextual … Scholars complete a research report during the programme and this work is presented at the end of the programme.  Find out more about the course format and the topics covered on the Rural Leaders’ website .  B+LNZ is a proud strategic … leadership skills. Enhanced impact on the sheep and beef sector. Networking opportunities with industry leaders. Find out more in this flyer (PDF, 338KB) … Kellogg Rural Leaders …
  • … committed to Plain English and look to improve our use of this.   We seek guidance from accessibility experts like the Rural Youth & Adult Literacy Trust.   This website     This site has been designed to meet accessibility guidelines and to work on the most common browsers, platforms and devices.   People with visual impairments, dyslexia and other difficulties reading onscreen text can access text-to-speech functionality by clicking on this icon. It will read out the words on that page (note that users’ own readers will deal with PDFs). It also offers a range of other functions …
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    … Does rotational grazing help reduce the number of worms on pasture? Does grazing sheep and cattle together help manage worms? How long do I need to wait for worm larvae numbers to drop before grazing a paddock again? You’ll find the answers in this section! Techniques that can be used to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock include: Grazing … the larvae use up their stored energy quite quickly. With adequate moisture they may last month or two. But if it dries out quickly, they may only survive a few weeks in the heat. Don’t forget, some will survive in the soil. In cool …
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    … You’ll have heard the mantra ‘95% of worms on your farm are on pasture’. Learn about the drivers of worm challenge on your pastures so you … open (short rotation grasses and forage crops). Bare ground is barely hospitable at all!   Keep your animals’ mouths out of the lower sward, and you’ll win three ways:  They’ll be better fed overall (this is #1!). They’ll take in less … are plenty of moisture droplets on the leaves for them to move upwards.  They’ll move further down as conditions dry out, so they can remain in a moisture film. Want to really minimise the risk of your animals getting infected by worms? …
  • … Find out how New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms are expected to perform this year – and how they’ve performed in the past. Farm management performance indicators are summarised by farm, hectare, stock unit, region, and farm class. They include balance sheet analysis. For comparison purposes, the spreadsheets include 10 years of sheep and beef farm data including the latest forecast. For quintile analysis, go to  …
  • … For more information, or to join the catchment group, contact our Catchment Coordinator, Poppy Hardie 021 399 343 or [email protected] … Te …
  • … A research model is evaluating the cumulative impact of farm system changes on greenhouse gas emissions and financial performance.  … Background Beef + … is exploring cost-effective strategies for improving livestock farming systems while reducing methane emissions. The project will use the PRISYM model, a research model, to analyse data from several sheep and beef farms, including one that also integrates …
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    … To help farmers document their winter management practices, B+LNZ has rolled out the Forage Cropping module of the B+LNZ Farm Plan. A key outcome of this, is the documenting of actions to protect … resources and livestock. … To help farmers document their winter management practices, B+LNZ has fast tracked the roll out of the Forage Cropping chapter of their Farm Plan. A key outcome of this, is the documenting of actions to protect …
  • … Farmlands is the largest buying group of its type in New Zealand, transacting more than 2.5 billion dollars' worth of business annually and is listed in the top 20 companies by turnover in New Zealand, has 70,000 Farmlands shareholders and 82 stores nationwide. … AgResearch … world-leading expertise, and are responsible for delivering innovative science and research outcomes specifically for the agricultural sector. … Rabobank New Zealand is a part of the global Rabobank Group, the world’s leading specialist in …
  • … Good environmental and animal welfare outcomes require good practice. Farmers are already doing some great work in both the animal welfare and the environmental space, but there is always more to be done. Managing winter grazing activities to … welfare and your waterways is easy and effective when you have a plan in place and simple management tweaks thought out in advance. … Following the Government’s recent announcement of amendments to Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) … table contains links to intensive winter grazing information and contacts for each regional council . B+LNZ has rolled out the stand alone Forage Cropping Management module as part of the B+LNZ Farm Plan to help you build your wintering …