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    Trees within farms

    … farming systems.  … Benefits of plantings trees on farms: Help diversify your income by providing timber, carbon, and honey​. Provide windbreaks and shade for livestock help them grow faster​. Stock feed during droughts or shortages of feed​. Help soil retention on … Improve the productivity of your land, especially areas that do not grow good pasture​. Provide landscape diversity and wildlife habitat, biodiversity​. Absorb carbon to help offset your, or others’ emissions.  Some farmers have chosen to …
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    Connection critical for rural communities after cyclone, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand

    Connection critical for rural communities after cyclone, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand …
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    After winter

    … planting another crop as soon as possible after your final grazing, you can capture those nutrients in the second crop and increase overall feed production from the paddock. This also protects the environment by reducing the risk of nitrogen … 40% in some soil types. 1. What soil type are you dealing with? Free draining soils – with a low water holding capacity and a small pore volume (e.g. stony soils) or soils with subsoil drainage (tile, mole, nova flow) – are most at risk of nitrogen loss through leaching, and are also the most suitable for catch crops. If you are dealing with heavy, wet, or water-logged soils the use of heavy …

  • Piako Catchment Forum

    … as all the major rivers drain into the Hauraki Gulf, which is home to over one million people along its shores and on its islands. This is the context under which the Piako Catchment Forum (PCF) was founded. The forum began in 2016 with a few farmers, a planter, a teacher, and Waikato Regional Council staff member sitting around a bar leaner in Morrinsville with the idea of restoring native forest and biodiversity into a region that has historically received very little restoration attention. The other main goal of …
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    Earthquake assistance

    … 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 …

  • Wholesale LUC carbon farming

    … Beef + Lamb New Zealand is working to raise awareness of the issue of wholesale land use change from sheep and beef farming to carbon farming that is incentivised by the Government. … This page sets out our position and there’s a list of our media releases at the bottom. Our position is clear – we are not anti-forestry.  A lot of farmers are looking to integrate trees on farms and that’s a good thing. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and it’s good for the climate and the environment to plant some …

  • Porangahau Catchment Group

    … The Porangahau Catchment Group became an incorporated society in 2020 and have been successful securing funds from the Ministry for the Environment  for Frsshwater Improvements and wider environmental benefits. … 88000ha The area covers from tidal estuaries to internal farmlands and waterways in the Porangahau to Flemington areas. … Porangahau Catchment Group …

  • Wanaka Catchment Group

    … We were established in 2017 and have implemented consistent Land Environment Plans across all our member properties. We have also partnered with the … the critical source areas identified in the Farm Plans. … All the larger farming properties that boundary Lake Wanaka and its tributaries. Predominantly hill and high country farms running sheep, beef cattle and deer. … Wanaka Catchment Group …

  • Wendonside Catchment Group

    … Properties in our group are mainly flat land to moderate rolling and we have several hill country properties included along our northern catchment boundary. Our group formed in June 2019 when our community came together with a combined desire to further understand groundwater and surface water quality in our catchment. We are an incorporated society that has established a funding model to collect … to better understand the water quality in the catchment area. Our community is heavily invested in our society and supports our purposes. We have a growing membership that currently includes 46 properties. These properties over 82% …
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    B+LNZ Generation Next Programme fuels aspiring farmer's career growth

    B+LNZ Generation Next Programme fuels aspiring farmer's career growth …
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