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… business goals as well as caring for the environment. … About the awards The Ballance Farm Environment Awards recognise and celebrate good farm practices which promote sustainable land management through an annual awards programme run in 11 … within, with particular consider to: sustainable profitability environmental awareness good business practices social and community responsibility. Our support We sponsor the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award – a special category … way the choices they have made to farm for the long term. The judging criteria include the wise use of land, labour and capital resources. Stock must be well-cared for and class and type well suited to the land contour and soil type. …

… B+LNZ runs its own high-profile awards that celebrate the people, innovation, technologies and management systems that make New Zealand’s grass-based red meat industry world-leading. We are also involved in other important and prestigious awards that celebrate the best of our sector.  … Awards …

… best opportunity that we have at the moment – find out how to get the rams that will help by reading the article below, and talk to your breeder. The cost of a bad outbreak can be high – estimated as close to $100 million dollars cost for … no one wants their sheep to be affected by disease.  Fortunately, there are things you can do, both in the short term and in the long term, and the B+LNZ resources linked below contain the latest information we have, in several formats to suit your preference. …

… Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. As a general rule - the more diversity, the healthier that environment. … Why is biodiversity important on farm? Biodiversity is a win-win – for you as a farmer and for your property’s ecosystem. Your production platform will produce more if your pasture is healthy, earthworms are active and insects and bees are busy. Most activities that promote biodiversity have other positive spin offs. For instance, …

… New Zealand’s country of origin beef and lamb marketing programme Taste Pure Nature was developed by B+LNZ and is now led by red meat processors and exporters.  … About Taste Pure Nature   Taste Pure Nature was developed in partnership with meat processors and …

… programme is currently under review. How does it work? Community groups identify key issues impacting local production and farm performance and select a farmer and facilitator. The group then develops and implements a business plan and 3-4 year monitoring plan. Local agribusiness …

… B+LNZ tracks consumer insights, markets and trends, looking ahead to potential opportunities.  … Consumer info …

… Find out how we're working to improve access for sheep and beef products to overseas markets. … Trade …

… aimed to understand how to better manage tagasaste (commonly known as tree lucerne) on-farm in the Hawkes’ Bay region and Taupō. … Field trials were carried out at three sites to assess the following: Seed germination and establishment of tagasaste. Forage production and nutritive value of tagasaste. Weed risk assessment for tagastaste. Production of grass and legume pasture species …

… Disease prevention and control require regular attention to stock health, knowledge, planning, good record keeping and compliance with domestic regulations. Explore recommended practices and specific diseases and issues below. … Recommended practices Prevention Prevention is hugely important: develop a farm …