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  • Accessibility

    Accessibility is important to B+LNZ and we keep working to make our website and other resources suitable for all. We try to make sure any given piece of information is available in a range of different formats so farmers and others can find it in a way that suits them. Repeating messages in different media also helps adult learning.   We’re committed to Plain English and look to improve our use of this.   We seek guidance from accessibility experts like the Rural Youth & Adult Literacy Trust.   …
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    Drench resistance – who cares?

    Drench resistance is evolution in action (remember Darwin?). Here we examine the risk factors for developing drench resistance on your farm. We also show you what you can do to assess your own situation. … 'Drench resistance' is present on a farm when there are a measurable number of worms surviving in the animals after treatment with anthelmintics. You can test for it with simple 'drench checks' or a more detailed faecal egg count reduction test. Management practices that improve nutrition to …

  • Hakataramea Sustainability Collective

    … Strong communities, profitably farming land and unique ecosystems however do not survive out of chance.  As the current generation to be enjoying and profiting from the Hakataramea Valley it is our responsibility to ensure we maintain and …

  • Consultation on proposed changes to the low-slope map for stock exclusion (June–July 2023)

    … We worked with Federated Farmers and Deer Industry New Zealand on this. Find the joint submission here (PDF, 511 KB). Next steps MfE will report back on the feedback it received and the Government will make its final decisions (timing tbc). …
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    Farmer input informing ETS submission

    Farmer input informing ETS submission …
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    Informing New Zealand Beef team pick up key insights from North American study tour

    Informing New Zealand Beef team pick up key insights from North American study tour …
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  • Eliminating Facial Eczema impacts

    We STILL need your sheep poo! Final season starting soon, register your interest to help us tackle FE together. As a thank you for your contribution you will get: A $40 subsidy on faecal egg counts tested by Awanui Veterinary. Each year, 25 randomly chosen farms will undergo monthly FEC (Faecal Egg Count) and larval culture testing from October to May. King Country – one of our youngest sheep collectors. Photo credit: Cathryn Peacocke. … Sign up here to receive free text messages with …

  • Northland Regional Plan

    … waterways and highly erodible land.  If you would like to read our feedback, download our submission (PDF, 746 KB).  Next steps The coalition Government has announced it will be replacing the NPS-FM 2020 and in the meantime has granted an …
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    Discussion at 2023 B+LNZ annual meeting robust and wide-ranging

    Discussion at 2023 B+LNZ annual meeting robust and wide-ranging …
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  • Informing New Zealand Beef

    … supported by the Ministry for Primary Industries and B+LNZ, which aims to boost the sector’s profits by $460m over the next 25 years.  The objectives of the programme are to:  develop a beef genetic evaluation system that includes traits …