Search results

Displaying 651 - 660 results of 702
  • News

    Study identifies ewe wastage numbers

    Study identifies ewe wastage numbers …
    ewe lambs

  • 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. … The B+LNZ Wormwise …

  • 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 …
  • Page

    Responding to a changing climate

    … changing climate chapter The chapter resource will guide you through a series of steps to complete this portion of your farm plan. It includes background information on the key concepts along with examples of how to complete any templates. … …

  • Ahuwhenua Trophy

    The Ahuwhenua Trophy – BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award is the premier award for Māori in agriculture. … About the awards The Ahuwhenua Trophy acknowledges and celebrates business excellence in the New Zealand pastoral sector and is open to Māori farming properties either owned individually, or managed by Māori Trusts and Incorporations in New Zealand. Each year the award alternates between beef and sheep farms and dairy farms, with 2017 being for Maori sheep and beef farmers. Our support …

  • Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme

    … and Tracing) and animal movement recording, and to ensure the health history of any stock coming onto their farm. For more information, please visit the OSPRI website . … Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme …

  • B+LNZ Farmer Council and Kāhui

    … targeted, farmer-centric Regional Extension Delivery Plans and action.  The goal is to create positive impact on-farm ensuring as a sector we are profitable, productive and sustainable now and into the future.  They are our key farmer … guide B+LNZ’s focus on specific areas like environment policy (Environmental Reference Group), science and research ( Farm Research Advisory Group ) and People and Capability (People and Capability Advisory Group).  B+LNZ Regional Delivery …
  • Page

    Recruitment and selection

    It's important to ensure you get quality applicants and that you select the person best suited for the role.  … Below are some resources to help with recruitment and selection. Why is recruitment important (PDF 454.19KB) Handling job applications (PDF 203.41KB) Reviewing applications and interviewing (PDF 1.1MB) Selecting and appointing  (PDF 348.78KB) Example interview questions   (PDF 183.13KB) Checklist of things to consider before advertising  (PDF 293.72KB) B+LNZ AgInnovation 2018 …
  • Page

    Drench resistance – who cares?

    … is evolution in action (remember Darwin?). Here we examine the risk factors for developing drench resistance on your farm. We also show you what you can do to assess your own situation. … 'Drench resistance' is present on a farm when there are a measurable number of worms surviving in the animals after treatment with anthelmintics. You can test …