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- Page… Tararua farmer Dean Wardle sees “knowledge as key” for hill country farming to flourish into the future. “That and opening our minds a wee bit to change,” he says. “I try to keep an open mind. Things aren’t easy for hill farmers, dealing with issues like drought, but we are making changes on our farm. “While it’s a long-term journey and things won’t get better overnight, we are seeing enough positive signs to stay excited.” … Farmer stories and case studies Across New Zealand, hill country farmers are pioneering innovative approaches to managing challenging …
- … I farm sheep and cattle on 650ha family business in our subcatchment, current chair of Upper Maire Landcare Society …
- For more information, or to join the catchment group, contact our Catchment Coordinator, Sandra Campbell 021 400 431 or [email protected] …
- … Share your experiences with school students and educators! We're working to increase connections between schools and sheep and beef farms nationwide. We'll connect schools and Young Farmer clubs with farmers for farm visits or guest speaker … B+LNZ and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) have entered into a Community Partnership. NZYF will support B+LNZ with their objectives relating to attraction and retention of young people into the sheep and beef sector. Clubs B+LNZ is focused on providing community connection, …
- … Each year up to five scholarships are awarded to bold, curious, innovative, perceptive and community-minded individuals from backgrounds ranging from farming, industry bodies, catchment groups, agricultural research, food and fibre innovations hubs. … With a global focus, Nuffield is designed to fast-track the professional development of talented people from across food and fibre. Each year up to five scholarships are awarded to bold, curious, innovative, perceptive and community-minded individuals from backgrounds ranging from farming, growing, industry bodies, catchment groups, and …
- … At makingmeatbetter.nz you can find a range of facts showing how New Zealand beef and lamb stacks up in terms of being: better for animals better for you better for the planet better for communities. We encourage you to check it out and help us bring some balance to conversations about food production. … We’ve worked with key industry partners to develop a website containing proven facts about New Zealand’s farming methods and how our beef and lamb stacks up on key criteria. … There’s growing public concern about how food is produced, and the environmental impact of red meat has been highlighted in a number of international reports. However, the …
- … 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 … We also have members in-markets in the UK/EU and the United States. … International Environment The Trade Policy Team also works to ensure that sheep and beef farmers views are heard at international environment negotiations such as the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) …
- … AWDT is a critical partner to New Zealand's primary industries, its programmes developing the skills, capability and confidence of women. … Agri-Women's Development Trust (AWDT) runs leadership programmes that aim to increase the pool of women with the skills and capability to govern and lead agricultural organisations. … Women play key roles in New Zealand farming partnerships and bring a wide range of skills to decision-making situations – but they hold just 6% of governance roles in the rural …
- … Kellogg Rural Leadership programme is a modern delivery platform designed to expand scholars’ ‘contextual intelligence’ and the critical thinking required for effective leadership. … The Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme has been developing leaders for the rural and agri-food sector since 1979. … content delivered in three residential-based phases. Scholars complete a research report during the programme and this work is presented at the end of the programme. Find out more about the course format and the topics covered on …
- … Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) 2020. This Regional Plan will introduce new ways to manage land and waterways which will have an impact on your farming business. Between December 2023 and March 2024 the Council consulted on a draft Regional Plan. B+LNZ provided feedback as we were concerned about the direction the Council was going regarding stock exclusion from waterways and highly erodible land. If you would like to read our feedback, download our submission (PDF, 746 KB). Next steps The …