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… Applications will open for the 2025 intake of B+LNZ’s nationwide Generation Next programme in January 2025. B+LNZ encourages anyone wanting to take the next step in their farming career to apply. See below for dates and locations. Applications open 13 January 2025 and … South Island   12–13 June Gore 10 July 12–13 August Dunedin 27 November Balclutha … Hear from past graduates … Find out more For all overall queries, please email  generation.next@beeflambnz.com  or call Becs Paterson on +64 3 669 5121. … …

… monitored using E. coli (Escherichia coli) as an “indicator” organism. E. coli is a type of bacteria commonly found in the guts of warm-blooded mammals (including people) and birds. … Where does excess E. coli in our waterways come from? … the typically much higher stocking rates in dairy farms. This is because sheep and beef farming is generally carried out on steeper country and run-off from hill country is greater – as a proportion of a catchment – than from flat land. … faecal loss to waterways Control the grazing duration of pasture and fodder crops Winter stock off paddocks Keep stock out of waterways by improving on-farm infrastructure, such as reticulating stock water, improving stock crossings, …

… Agricultural compounds are chemicals – including veterinary medicines – used to improve the quantity and quality of produce and slow down the rate at which it spoils. … Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVMs) are used in the production of … it is recommended that you follow label instructions carefully and store/dispose of excess product safely. Find out more Read about Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines on the MPI website. … Agricultural compounds and …

… Beef + Lamb New Zealand is focused on providing significant return on investment for dairy farmers’ beef levies.   … The dairy, sheep and beef industries are closely linked, through activities such as:  non-replacement dairy calves in beef finishing  the provision of beef semen or bulls  grazing young stock  wintering dairy cows  providing feed.  Cull cows are a … 22/23 financial year.  How are dairy farmers’ beef levies invested?  B+LNZ invests levies in two main areas:  post-farm-gate investment that seeks to maximise the value of animals sent for slaughter  on-farm research and extension investments …