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… Working with others enables us to achieve more for the good of our farmers and our sector.  … Community partnerships …

… With the support of NZ Young Farmers and Sow the Seed, we are committed to ensuring this website is maintained and upgraded across 2024.  … This website is to support … will find a variety of high-interest teaching and learning resources for primary and secondary students all aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum. As well as this there is information on a range of related events to support classroom …

… be a part of every sheep farmer’s management tools. … B+LNZ provide ‘Ewe body condition scoring’ workshops, keep an eye out for one in your area or let your local B+LNZ Extension Manager know you’d like to attend one.   Please contact B+LNZ's …

… Farms  This workshop focuses on opportunities to integrate trees within farms to benefit sheep and cattle farming and the farm environment, and at the same time generate a return from production forestry, from the ETS, and/or localised tree-planting or land-retirement funding programmes. You can find additional resources on this …

… The lifecycle of most gut worms is the same – understanding this helps with decision-making around grazing and drenching. Understanding the patterns of what worm species predominate where, when and in which stock classes can also help you manage worms on …

… On 20 July 2019 Environment Canterbury notified two plan changes which propose changes to rules in the Canterbury region generally, and to the Waimakariri and Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora sub-regions. … Proposed changes that might affect you are summarised in the … templates (PDF, 86KB) PC7 LWRP SUBMISSION Template 1 (WORD, 94KB) PC7 LWRP SUBMISSION Template 2 (WORD, 86KB) Find out more For more detailed information please see Ecan’s website . … Helping Farmers get involved with PC7 and PC2 …

… The consultation period for the Government's Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill – better known as the Zero Carbon Bill – has closed. There will be a transitional period to 2021 to get the new provisions up and running. … Key information Submissions on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment …

… if it requires significant force, repetitive effort, a sustained/awkward posture or continuous vibration. … What are the minimum operator requirements? Worker must be physically capable of completing the manual task being asked of him/her What equipment do you need? Boots Gloves (if appropriate to task) Any equipment … are the risks? Musculoskeletal disorders Serious back injuries Acute injuries (cuts, broken bones, sprains, etc.) Find out more WorkSafe Good Practice Guidelines “ Preventing manual handling injuries on farms ”. … Manual handling …

… With the 2020 manifesto, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) released key documents that help tell the sector’s story. … New independent research … This was used to engage with political parties ahead of the election in September 2020.  The 2020 manifesto set out the long-term policy settings that needed to be addressed for the red meat sector to lead New Zealand’s economic …

… This Safe Work Procedure (SWP) is to be used when handling hazardous substances on the farm. Examples of these include fuels, pesticides, herbicides, gases … Competency Workers will not handle hazardous … competent to do so. All workers who handle chemicals must be trained with competency requirements varying depending on the classification and quantity of the product being used. These may include: - Qualified Person (EPA/Growsafe) - Certified handler certificate - Controlled …