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… year three.   Our people and capability workstream is dedicated to building a strong and sustainable workforce for the sheep and beef sector by focusing on employment, training, and retention growth. Access our People and capability …

… 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 …

… Sheep breeding with most lambs sold store or grown out elsewhere … Sheep breeding and finishing on same feed platform … Lamb finishing on ‘clean’ feed … Lamb trading on … mitigations. … Good nutrition is #1  No matter what systems are in place on a farm, very good nutrition greatly reduces the risk of worms to stock. Conversely, farms where underfeeding is a feature, frequently have issues with worms.  The tables below show you the risks, along with suggested mitigations, for worm challenge, and drench resistance in …

Our workshops help farmers find solutions for their farm. … B+LNZ workshops …

… health plan or calendar with your veterinarian. This will include vaccination and drench programmes appropriate to the needs of your farm business. Consider buying stock on the basis of a high breeding value for disease resistance where this is available. Check the animal health details of incoming animals and isolate and treat those animals if their health status is lower than …

… 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 …

… for more information.  Developed with input from sheep and beef farmers and rural professionals as part of the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP), the approach has been proven to support farmers to make changes in a range of areas such as farm systems and the environment. B+LNZ has adopted the Action Group extension and adoption model to ensure all sheep and beef farmers have …

Explore our past research on pasture management, catch crops, grazeable shrubs, and soil protection, and discover practical solutions for building environmental resilience on your farm. … Past environmental resilience research …

… Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. As a general rule - the more diversity, the healthier that environment. … Why is biodiversity important on farm? Biodiversity is a win-win – for you as a farmer …

… 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 …