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Hurunui District Landcare Group

… Established in 2017, HDLG now has 140, predominately dryland sheep and beef farmer members in the Hurunui District. Originally with the aim of facilitating and promoting “on farm good practice” of sustainable land principles, HDLG has over the past two years: in conjunction … a detailed survey of all our members that has provided HDLG with an understanding of what our farmers are doing and the challenges they face. Provided a template for other catchment groups around the country to emulate; Sharing our …
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Working at heights

… do you need? Boots (or other slip resistant footwear if more appropriate) Equipment selected must be fit for purpose and in good working condition. Equipment that may be used to work at heights includes: Ladders, including fixing ropes … height (i.e. use a long-handled tool) If using a portable ladder: Check it first to make sure it is in good condition and strong enough for the job Use the lockable spreader Stand ladder on firm level base Tie top and bottom of ladder to secure it, or get someone to hold it Keep three points of contact when climbing up and down the …
Pourakino Catchment Group

… Pourakino has been an active group and is one of the oldest groups in Southland. They have completed a number of projects, some examples are; Catchment wide Pest management scoping and implementation, the use of Ravensdown LUCI and Ballance MitAgator modelling completed across multiple farms in the catchment. One of the group's major achievements …
Catch the rain

… Farmer-led research trials to test and refine management practices that boost soil water infiltration and resilience, sharing knowledge with fellow farmers. … Background Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and unseasonal dry spells in New Zealand. These weather extremes are putting more strain on farmers, adding to the …
Dairy beef

… The dairy, sheep and beef industries are closely linked, through activities such as: non-replacement dairy calves in beef finishing the … continually looks at further opportunities for integration between the sectors. We work collaboratively with DairyNZ and others such as Federated Farmers in areas of mutual concern and to avoid duplication of resources. Some of our work … research and extension to reduce the impact of dench resistance and optimise the use of drenches and other management tools to minimise impacts on cattle production genetics research maximise the value dairy farmers can capture from the use …
Register on the Beef + Lamb New Zealand electoral roll

… Calling all farmers! Register on the Beef + Lamb New Zealand electoral roll and have your say on the big issues affecting our industry. … As the industry organisation representing New Zealand’s sheep and beef producers, we invest farmer levies to help grow the industry today and for future generations. Why register? To make the best decisions on behalf of New Zealand farmers, we need to know …
Contact us

… a printed copy of a B+LNZ resource by emailing the Resources team . Make sure to include the name of the resource, and your name and postal address. To contact a specific B+LNZ staff member, use the email address format: …
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Quarantine drenching

… Learn about when you should administer a quarantine drench, what to use, and importantly – what to do afterwards! … ensure you don’t make this worse by importing worms with nastier genetics than the ones already there! Bought-in lambs and calves represent the biggest risk of importing drench-resistant worms, but those buying in replacement ewes of unknown … classes are highly effective. Maybe Beef weaners from cow breeding system (these are generally low drench use systems and have low risk of developing resistant worms). Cattle in the 1 year – 2 year age group with a history of high drench …
Wairarapa finishing farm triple drench resistance case study

… of parasites, or worms, to all classes of drench is a major concern in New Zealand farming systems. Intensive finishing and hogget grazing systems are at high risk of developing triple drench resistance, as are areas on farm predominately … drench resistance on farm. This project harnessed the power of relationships between a group of Wairarapa breeding and finishing properties, their vets and industry experts to have an in depth look at the impact lambs supplied from the … later. The results from this study so far suggest that both quarantine drenching and refugia can be used as management tools to reverse triple drench resistance. However, due to the short period of this project (6 months) testing will need …
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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 …
21 February 2023