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Early- to late-pregnancy nutritional management of ewes, with Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University

Paul has led a considerable amount of sheep research focused on improving on-farm productivity and profitability and is a key contributor to many of B+LNZ’s resource booklets and factsheets. In this …
News

Farmers encouraged to host a 2023 Open Farms Day

Now in its third year, Open Farms continues to provide a platform for farmers to share their stories with urban Kiwis. More than 7,000 people have visited 82 farms throughout New Zealand in the last …
26 January 2023
2023 Biodiversity survey results

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2023 survey questions common responses survey conducted october 2023 received 157 responses would you interested receiving financial support help you achieve biodiversity goals your farm support were …
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Farm Facts 2020

… zealands 4thwarmest year record temperatures annual temperatures were above average 051 120 above annual average across majority new zealand … region experienced new zealands highest annual sunshine total during 2019 2859 hours …
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Hill Country Futures: Farmer Perspective series –The future of farming Farmer vision for 2030

have had privilege listening range people involved hill country farming article part short series provides insights some biggest sector issues our interviewees identified hill country futures …
News

Data collection underway in Next Generation beef herds

Anna Boyd, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Genetic Specialist – Beef, says commercial farmers are an important part of the seven-year B+LNZ-funded Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme. “We’re …
20 February 2023
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Velvetleaf Ute Guide

… velvetleaf how spot velvetleaf velvetleaf annual broadleaved weed grows 3 metres tall … 1 aim sow crops early possible 2 select annual crops grow taller than metre 3 select … herbicides can used cereal crops silage annual ryegrass short season crops peas beans …
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Planning to make the best use of winter forage crops

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Environment Policy Manager, Heather McKay, says regional councils have been reporting substantial improvements in the management of intensively grazed winter crops, and this …
16 May 2023
News

Eleven more commercial beef farmers join the B+LNZ Informing New Zealand Beef programme

… out genotyping of their cow herd and, on an annual basis, calves and sires. ENDS For more …
23 May 2023
Factsheet

The Road to Succession - Bowie Family

pathways farm business ownership case study bowie family throughout his farming career daniel bowie always had goal farm ownership his sights didnt expect living dream family farm where grew 2015 34 …