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… Rural Fire authority to see if there is a Fire Ban in place or if a Burn Plan is required Check Emergency Response Plan and maintain on person during burn Maintain a minimum distance of 50 meters between fire and other combustible material, … fire, resulting in injury, death and/or property damage Find out more WorkSafe Good Practice Guidelines “ Managing health & safety: a guide for farmers - Rural Fire ” …

Wintering cows on crops …

… Crop types and worms … worm challenge? What if there’s lots of grass through my crop? Learn about worm challenge on different forage types, and approaches to managing worms and drench inputs while animals are grazing crops.  … quickly through their most vulnerable months.  That said, the level of worm challenge on crops can vary substantially and monitoring is very important to safely reduce drench use while grazing young stock on these.   Which crop is best?  … always possible to say which forage will be ‘best’ – ‘Whatever green, leafy high ME crop will grow in your environment and under your management’ – is a pretty good guide. On some farms, crops may not be the best choice and a mix of other …

… Agricultural and horticultural land occupy more than 40% of New Zealand, meaning there is significant pressure on farmers to manage the effects of their land use on water quality – and that includes managing stock near water. As well as the obvious action of keeping stock out of waterways this also … the combined impact of small improvements, such as higher water quality and better footing for stock. Improved stock health – stock drinking from troughs are less likely to come into contact with pathogens. Reduced stock losses – excluding …

… Direct contact between a healthy animal and an infected animal is the most common way for pests and diseases to spread, therefore managing livestock movements and the introduction of new animals is particularly important. … NAIT and traceability The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme links people, property and livestock in New … ostriches, emus, horses, alpacas and llamas. A separate ASD is required for pigs. Recommended practices Check the health status of stock before purchasing. e.g. the results of TB or Johne’s disease tests and farm of origin history. Only …