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… Waikato Plan Change 1 (PC1) will set rules for agricultural land use in the Waikato and Waipā catchments. This page contains the latest information on PC1.   … Note : B+LNZ is involved in Environment Court … page will be updated as the Court process allows.  Overview  Waikato Regional Council (WRC) first notified PC1 in 2016, and following a Council Hearing, the decision of PC1 was released in April 2020.   The release of new national policies … exclusion regulations, Freshwater Farm Plan regulations, National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management [NPSFM] and National Environmental Standards for Freshwater [NESF]) and the Government’s Overseer report have caused delays to the …

… potential risks on your farm. Information provided includes emergency updates, coping with stress, animal welfare and financial support. … For farmers requiring support with unstable land and tracks, please call Federated Farmers' helpline on 0800 327 646. The below information may assist in managing … access to information so it can respond quickly to a biosecurity alert or natural disaster, minimising potential damage and costs. Civil Defence:  Get Thru Dairy NZ: Crisis priority checklist Information post-earthquake Coping with stress on …

… Beef + Lamb New Zealand, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy sets out how we may collect, use, disclose and manage your personal information when you use this website. We respect your privacy and take steps to comply with the Privacy Act 2020. … Collection of your personal information During the course of dealing … where you have specifically consented to our collecting this information, for example through the use of our website tools or when you provide information to the Economic Service and /or Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics your name, address …

… Not all testing for worms involves handling poo! Here we discuss how animal performance and health checks can be used in worm monitoring. This includes things you can check after an animal has died. … Liveweight monitoring and targeted selective treatment (TST)  What is it? Parasite infections in young animals can cause reduced appetite and … in a mob are affected to the same degree - some will be growing fine while others are not. Liveweight gain (LWG) data of individual animals can be used as an indicator of drench responsiveness.  Animals falling below a pre-determined …

… Things that can affect FEC results … This topic is a bit of a minefield, and we can’t stress enough that faecal egg counts are a GUIDE to the number of worms inside animals. You must interpret … guidelines, but NEVER interpret FECs in isolation, ensure you also have the following information:  … Animals  Feed Age and management mob (e.g 'Main line' ewes versus 'B flock' ewes. E.g. lambing, weaning (lambs), other diseases (e.g. BVD, … or low, 50% are moderate to high In these cases you need to consider all your management information alongside the FEC data, to decide the next step. Depending on this, you may elect not to treat, to treat a proportion of the mob, or not …

… Protecting New Zealand's iconic flora and fauna is integral to the future of farming and the Government is consulting on how it can protect New Zealand's native biosecurity. … Update 25 July 2022 The … Read our submission here (PDF, 92KB). The supporting documents (a review of the SNA criteria by Element Environmental and the 2020 submission by B+LNZ and DINZ) are also on the right of this page. Find out more about the consultation on the …

… Emerging Achiever Award winner:   Amy Hoogenboom Finalists:   •  James Robbie •  Harriet Watson … Rabobank People and Development Award winner:   Rural Leadership Trust Finalists: •  Growing Future Farmers   • Whangarei Agricultural and Pastoral Society Farm Intern Programme … FMG Rural Champion Award winner:   Surfing For Farmers Finalists: •   … October at the Te Pae Convention Centre, Christchurch. See a list of winners here. … Congratulations to all the winners and finalists at the 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards held on Thursday 19 October 2023 at Te Pae Christchurch …

… largest buying group of its type in New Zealand, transacting more than 2.5 billion dollars' worth of business annually and is listed in the top 20 companies by turnover in New Zealand, has 70,000 Farmlands shareholders and 82 stores nationwide. … AgResearch is one of New Zealand’s seven Crown Research Institutes. We offer world-leading … global leader in the development of innovative solutions and technology to help farmers transform their businesses into data-driven, precision operations. From its headquarters in the Waikato, the company supports farmers around the world to …

… programme. B+LNZ encourages anyone wanting to take the next step in their farming career to apply. See below for dates and locations. Applications close 29 February 2024. … Nurture, assist, and encourage the current and future farmers within our sector, by developing their capability and building their potential as future industry …

… growth rate, weight gain or feed efficiency of animals. … The use of HGPs is not permitted in sheep in New Zealand and fewer than 1% of New Zealand beef cattle are treated with HGPs. Use of HGPs is strictly controlled to protect New Zealand’s international trade in meat products. While international standards setting organisations and many markets, such as the USA and Australia, consider HGPs safe and use them extensively, the European Union (EU) and other countries have banned their …