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- … While we need to manage the impacts of farming activities on freshwater quality, including sediment and E. coli , the way this is currently being done has significant issues and will have massive implications for our sector. … Last updated October 2024 Many regional councils around New Zealand … media. It’s important they understand that farmers have been proactively managing impacts and risks to freshwater health but that the current requirements are far too stringent and if unchanged will decimate farming and rural …
- … Zealand is focused on providing significant return on investment for dairy farmers’ beef levies. … 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 is specifically focused on dairy while we frequently run a dairy …
- NewsConnection critical for rural communities after cyclone, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand …
- … 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 …
- … with farmers to identify the most critical priorities B+LNZ should focus on to achieve our vision of thriving sheep and beef farmers, now and into the future. Our renewed focuses Based on farmer feedback, the 2024–27 strategy: is focused on farm business … tools and research that will increase profitability and sustainability. Working to solve industry-wide animal health issues like facial eczema and internal parasites. Working on research into climate adaptation and mitigation and …
- NewsSheep grazing trial highlights value of protecting critical source areas …
- … 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 …
- … The purpose of the group is encouraging the adoption of consistent tools and sustainable approaches to on-farm environmental management while also advancing a positive message about the farms in our catchment and their commitment to protecting Lake Wanaka. More specifically this group is: • implementing a consistent framework for farm environmental management over the catchment • encourage and educate the landholders to adopt practices which reduce environmental losses • allow better information flow on a …
- … 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 …