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- … The main findings from this project showed that helicropping can be undertaken and utilised in a way that minimises environment risks. … The overall project objective was to define the role of helicropping in crop establishment and pasture renewal including: • methodology • where best undertaken • identification of risks (particularly at grazing) • risk mitigation (catch crop, cover crops, sediment bunds and runoff barriers). The project harnesses learnings from existing knowledge gained by the industry (particularly farmers …
- … As part of B+LNZ's commitment to supporting, growing, training and retaining people in our sector, we’ve developed this hub to assist farm owners and managers at every stage of their employment journey. … Here are some useful resources to help you as an employer. We …
- … best choice with ease. nProve is a multi-species tool, updated monthly, that allows farmers to easily search for ram and bull options on one platform. Using a series of buttons and slider scales, you can customise what you are looking for in your bull or ram team. Then, with a simple click of a … beef calves in a dairy system. It includes three new beef cattle indexes: Maternal (NZ$Maternal),Terminal (NZ$Terminal) and Beef-on-Dairy (NZ$BeefxDairy), developed specifically for NZ’s farming systems by B+LNZ Genetics. … nProve Sheep …
- … Protecting New Zealand's iconic flora and fauna is integral to the future of farming and the Government is consulting on how it can protect New Zealand's native biosecurity. … Update 25 July 2022 The … Read our submission here (PDF, 928 KB). The supporting documents (a review of the SNA criteria by Element Environmental and the 2020 submission by B+LNZ and DINZ) are also on the right of this page. Find out more about the consultation on the …
- … sowing a catch crop can reduce nitrate leaching losses by as much as 40%, as well as improving nitrogen use efficiency and farmers’ profitability. This project aimed to upscale this previous applied research into working winter crop rotations in Canterbury and Southland and adapt it to the various soil and climatic conditions. … Background The use of catch crops is recognised as a potential …
- Page… checks' or a more detailed faecal egg count reduction test. Management practices that improve nutrition to all animals and reduce larval intake by young stock, can reduce our dependence on drench – making resistance less of a threat. … generations slowly develop the ability to tolerate what once killed them. This adaptation gets written into their DNA and passed on to their offspring. Their cousins who don’t adapt still get killed, leaving the drench survivors to breed with each other and increase in numbers. Using drench over and over as your main way to manage parasites applies selection pressure. It …
- … B+LNZ runs its own high-profile awards that celebrate the people, innovation, technologies and farming systems that make New Zealand’s grass-based red meat industry world-leading. The Awards was held on 10 …
- Page… planting another crop as soon as possible after your final grazing, you can capture those nutrients in the second crop and increase overall feed production from the paddock. This also protects the environment by reducing the risk of nitrogen … 40% in some soil types. 1. What soil type are you dealing with? Free draining soils – with a low water holding capacity and a small pore volume (e.g. stony soils) or soils with subsoil drainage (tile, mole, nova flow) – are most at risk of nitrogen loss through leaching, and are also the most suitable for catch crops. If you are dealing with heavy, wet, or water-logged soils the use of heavy …
- … Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) launched a comprehensive package of proposed policy changes ahead of the 2023 General Election. … The proposed changes were aimed at growing export revenues and increasing jobs. The manifesto spans five key areas – climate and environment policy, workforce and industrial relations, trade, biosecurity, and innovation, research and development. …
- … comprised of B+LNZ, DairyNZ, DEEResearch, Grasslands Innovation (a joint venture between Grasslanz Technology and PGGW Seeds), Agriseeds, AgResearch and Dairy Australia. The board includes George Tatham, B+LNZ Farmer Director for the Eastern North Island. Forage … smart, sustainable forages to New Zealand, using plant biotechnologies to improve the productivity, sustainability and quality of New Zealand forages. Pastoral Genomics has developed tools to breed cultivars with smaller environmental …