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… It's important to ensure you get quality applicants and that you select the person best suited for the role.  … Below are some resources to help with recruitment and selection. Why is recruitment important (PDF 454.19KB) Handling job applications (PDF 203.41KB) Reviewing applications and interviewing (PDF 1.1MB) Selecting and appointing  (PDF 348.78KB) Example interview questions   (PDF 183.13KB) …

… 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 … 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 … (see below) on movement recording for cattle and deer to enable tracing of the source of exotic diseases or food safety contaminants. … Livestock movement …

… Crop types and worms … Does method of crop establishment matter? … Do crops have less worm larvae on them? What’s the best crop for … 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.  … Why crops?  Crops not only provide a less favourable habitat for …

… The Wormwise Handbook and other B+LNZ parasite management tools, and a list of scientific literature for those who really like to delve into the detail.  Resources for farmers Wormwise … your B+LNZ extension manager Podcast with Dr Dave Leathwick : covering good management practice for internal parasites and answers to farmers’ questions Video:  Wormwise pre-lambing advice   Worms in refugia : a tool to delay drench …

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… that 24 per cent of New Zealand’s native vegetation (approximately 2.8 million hectares) is estimated to be on sheep and beef farms. This is the largest amount of native vegetation present outside of public conservation land. … Download the summary report:  Native Vegetation on Sheep and Beef Farms (PDF, 2 MB) Download the full report:  Desk-top Assessment of Native Vegetation on New Zealand Sheep and Beef Farms (PDF, 3.5 MB) The report has also uncovered that 17 per cent of all New Zealand’s native forest is …

… Greenhouse gas management and mitigation for sheep and beef farmers …