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… The term ‘Refugia’ can be really confusing! The outcome we want is to stop your farm from becoming dominated by … intervals. A longer period between drenches allows more time for susceptible worms to produce offspring and dilute out the offspring of resistant worms. Monitoring is important to do this safely. Don’t drench animals directly onto areas of new grass or ‘clean’ grazing. See this video on new grass management for tips.  Draft out light 2ths or ewes, don’t drench them and run them together with lambs.  Avoid running lambs or R1 cattle as the sole …

… ranging from farming, industry bodies, catchment groups, agricultural research, food and fibre innovations hubs. … The Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarship is one of the most valued awards in New Zealand’s primary sector. … With a global focus, Nuffield is designed to fast-track the … from backgrounds ranging from farming, growing, industry bodies, catchment groups, and agricultural research. Find out more on the Rural Leaders’ website .  B+LNZ is a proud strategic partner of Rural Leaders. … Nuffield …

… B+LNZ is representing sheep and beef farmers’ interests in the Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms process. … The Government is proposing to replace the RMA with new environmental management laws. Submissions on the exposure draft legislation were sought as part of the …

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… 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  …

… Easily access a range of valuable online resources specifically related to the sheep and beef sector, find instructions for ordering physical teaching aids and kits, and discover other helpful … New Zealand Young Farmers we are repacking this programme previously run at field days a resource that can be hired out and used within schools. Watch this space. B+LNZ events: Students are always welcome to attend events across New Zealand to help complement their learnings. Check out the events calendar to find an event near you. Resource adaptations: Should you come across a resource that you feel …

… The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) exists to provide knowledge and tools for New Zealand farmers, so they can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. … The PGgRc is funded by eight New Zealand agricultural sector partners and works in collaboration with the New Zealand Government. To find out more about the PGgRc and the projects they invest in visit the website: https://www.pggrc.co.nz/ B+LNZ point of …

… faster​. Stock feed during droughts or shortages of feed​. Help soil retention on steep slopes, stop erosion. Improve the productivity of your land, especially areas that do not grow good pasture​. Provide landscape diversity and wildlife … Absorb carbon to help offset your, or others’ emissions.  Some farmers have chosen to get carbon credits for the trees within their farming operation. These credits can be allocated to eligible exotic and native forests. Once … these to buyers in carbon markets or use them to market their meat products. However, carbon removals are only one of the benefits that these areas provide on farm.  Please contact B+LNZ's resources team at resources@beeflambnz.com  to …