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… Accessibility is important to B+LNZ and we keep working to make our website and other resources suitable for all. We try to make sure any given piece of information is available in a range of different formats so farmers and others can find it in a way that suits them. Repeating messages in different media also helps adult learning.   We’re …

… paddocks for next year’s winter feed crop, think about how you can improve your management of critical source areas and waterways. Careful management is needed when winter grazing on steep slopes to reduce environmental losses. Exclude stock from waterways. Create an ungrazed buffer zone between the livestock and the waterway. Ideally, at least 5 metres, but this should increase with slope and soil instability. Check your regional councils’ rules and regulations because some have rules on buffer zones. Leave …

… The New Zealand Meat Board website has detailed information on quotas and tariffs for New Zealand’s red meat quota markets. … With around 90 percent of beef and 95 percent of sheepmeat exported, market access is crucial to our sector’s profitability.   We do this by maintaining and protecting current market access, improving this access, and unlocking new market potential.   The Trade Team works …

… If you want the best information from your worm monitoring, make sure you collect fresh samples and store them correctly. Here’s a quick guide.  … It’s best to collect fresh samples by quietly moving the mob of animals to a corner and letting them stand for 5–10 minutes, and then collecting what has been dropped.   If it’s not possible to hold a mob somewhere , just let them drift quietly …

… The aim of this project was to evaluate different ways of communication for their reach, impact and associated behaviour change. Parasite management is important for every livestock farmer and this topic was used to help evaluate five different communication methods.  … The project used: analytics to assess … reversing drench resistance on their farms. To do this, the information needs to be communicated effectively and have the desired impact.  A variety of communication channels were used to provide information to farmers:    A …

… The objectives of this project were to quantify the benefits of deferred grazing, and establish criteria to help farmers identify when deferred grazing is appropriate in their farm system.  … This was achieved by comparing standard rotational grazing and deferred grazing in replicated plot studies at two sites:    Mataiwhetu Station – a summer wet property    Otorohaea – a summer dry property.   The deferred treatment was not grazed between mid-October and the end of summer / early autumn (depending on the farm) but was rotationally grazed after the deferred period for the …

… biodiversity strategy laid out actions to protect our nature until the end of 2019. The new strategy will set a vision and guide our biodiversity work for the next 50 years. DOC held a public consultation on Te Koiroa o te Koiora from 5 … 22 September 2019. Beef + Lamb New Zealand's feedback on the discussion document B+LNZ supports the general intent and purpose of the proposed New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy in providing a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and meaningful biodiversity policies that contribute to safeguarding the future of our indigenous …

… of long-acting drench products on the rumen microbiome, the effect of parasites on ewe growth, Body Condition Score and fecundity over the summer-autumn period. … This project investigated the following: the potential effect … ewes in total that were given one of three different treatments (long-acting drench product, controlled release capsule and untreated control). The rumen microbiome of these animals was sampled three times throughout the trial  the effect of parasites on ewe growth, Body Condition Score (BCS) and fecundity over the summer-autumn period. This was done by assessing 300 ewes (as above) and three measures were …

… consent for winter grazing, applying for a deemed permitted activity notice or resource consent, a useful mapping tool and a list of useful links. Email: esconsents@es.govt.nz Phone Customer Services: 0800 76 88 45                 Deemed … For information on any upcoming workshops, whether you need a resource consent, managing your IWG, useful defintions, and FAQs. Email: customerservices@orc.govt.nz Environment Canterbury Intensive Winter Grazing Homepage Information on … permitted activities, applying for a resource consent, ECan's complaince approach, good management practices for IWG, and advice on where to find further information. Email: winter.grazing@ecan.govt.nz or phone Customer Services: 0800 324 …

… do over the next five years to prepare New Zealanders for the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events and rising sea levels. We were strongly aligned with DairyNZ in our views and asked the Government to work with us further to prepare farmers with practical tools and solutions. Read our submission (PDF, 508KB) Find out more If you have any questions about the submission contact …