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Soil characteristics important to management

Farmers should be familiar with several soil characteristics if they are to manage their soil effectively. Key soil attributes include texture, structure, porosity, water-holding capacity, drainage …
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Explainer: metrics in B+LNZ’s GHG Calculator

Since it was launched in July, the free GHG Calculator has proven to be a useful tool to get farmers on the journey to ‘know their numbers’ – around 2000 farmers used it in the first three months …
11 November 2021
News

Red meat sector releases political manifesto and Red Meat Report

We know farmers are feeling overwhelmed by the wave of regulatory reform over the past 12 months. Rising input prices and softening global market conditions are compounding this challenging …
14 December 2022
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Sheep and beef career pathways on display at Fieldays

The highly anticipated Mystery Creek Fieldays took place 14–17 June in Hamilton. This year, B+LNZ once again joined forces with the Ministry for Primary Industries’ ‘Opportunity Grows Here’ …
20 June 2023
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Sheep and Beef On-Farm Inflation report 2017-18

Sheep and Beef On-Farm Inflation report 2017-18 …
Factsheet

Wormwise for fine wool lambs

'Wormwise for fine wool’ is a summary of the important points from the existing Wormwise resource, adapted for fine wool systems. Refer to the full Wormwise Handbook for more extensive information. …
Factsheet

Caucasian Clover

This Factsheet outlines how to establish and manage Caucasian clover over a range of environments for livestock, a food source for pollinating insects and erosion control. Last updated: September …
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Drench and drench resistance

Drench resistance is common, is increasing in all drench families (and combinations) and poses a risk to the viability of some farming systems. Last updated: June …
Industry data

New Season Outlook 2024–25 Summary

New Season Outlook 2024–25 Summary …
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Farm Facts 2018

Farm Facts 2018 …