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  • National bottom lines

    … 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.   … Management 2020 (NPS-FM).   The Government has pushed out the date that regional councils can notify a freshwater plan and said it will amend the NPS-FM.   However, the NPS-FM is still in place and many regional councils are continuing with … 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 …

  • 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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    Resilient farmers

    … The Hill Country Futures Partnership programme actively involved more than 300 community members, primarily in the sheep and beef farming sector. These interactions led to the creation of resources like the Farmer Perspective series and FarmSalus, a farmer-centric resource package aimed at facilitating better conversations between rural professionals and farmers. … that helps rural professionals support farmer wellbeing.  It includes a resilience evaluation tool focused on the health of the farm system, and the wellbeing of the farmer at its centre. FarmSalus is designed to spark better …

  • 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 is specifically focused on dairy while we frequently run a dairy …

  • 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 …

  • Our strategy

    … 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 …
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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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  • 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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    Common worms in sheep

    … Learn about the important worm species of sheep – effects on the animal, seasonal pattern, diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies. Inside the animal  Sheep worms most often live in the abomasum (4th stomach) and the small intestine. Some worms can exist in both. Sheep almost always carry a mix of worm species.   … Where and how bad?  Most worm species are found throughout New Zealand – with some regional differences.  For example, … country. Whereas Nematodirus mostly only causes problems in the deep South – it’s eggs require winter chilling to hatch and challenge young lambs in spring.  Barber’s Pole worm and Nematodirus can cause sudden, severe illness and death – …
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    Sheep grazing trial highlights value of protecting critical source areas

    Sheep grazing trial highlights value of protecting critical source areas …
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