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… refine management practices that boost soil water infiltration and resilience, sharing knowledge with fellow farmers.  B+LNZ Project Lead Suzi Keeling, Head of Science and Research. Farmers involved Over 40 from different regions.  Provider …

… and solutions for farmers to manage FE.  The programme, overseen by a governance group, is being funded 60 percent by B+LNZ and 40 percent by the Ministry for Primary Industries through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFFF) fund. …

… Growing demand for skilled workers in the primary industries has led B+LNZ to team up with St Paul’s Collegiate School and help create New Zealand’s first Agribusiness curriculum for secondary …

The more you know about how worms live and breed, the easier it is to mitigate the harm they cause. Here we look at the stages of the worm life cycle – there are ways our management can interrupt this cycle to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock.  … Animals eat worm larvae with pasture. Larvae like to live close to the base of the pasture, in moisture and away from sunlight. After a larva is eaten, its takes about 21 days to become an adult worm that can lay eggs and continue the cycle. …

… 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 …

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 Zealand. The scheme provides traceability for individual animals, enhancing New Zealand's ability to respond quickly if there is a biosecurity …

… part in addressing climate change and has already made significant progress. Climate change is a particular focus for B+LNZ – we support our farmers on-farm, we work with leading climate scientists and we advocate for emissions reduction …

… Example interview questions   (PDF 183.13KB) Checklist of things to consider before advertising  (PDF 293.72KB) B+LNZ AgInnovation 2018 Presentation: How do we keep attracting the best people? Stuart Taylor  DairyNZ provides more …

… already exist in New Zealand – courtesy of our world-leading sheep genetic evaluation and previous work such as the B+LNZ Genetics Beef Progeny Test – this is the industry’s response to evolving consumer expectations around food quality and … to a customer programme, or environmental efficiency in their animals. The programme is being funded 60 percent by B+LNZ and 40 percent by the Ministry for Primary Industries through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund. … …

… factsheets are resources that can be downloaded, can be requested in hardcopy and some will also be available at the B+LNZ Trees within Farms at in person workshops. Trees within farms opportunities with carbon (PDF, 868 KB)   Greenhouse gas … tool Trees for Bees website Podcast: ‘Right tree, right place’   Find maps from pre 1 January 1990 on Basemaps Attend a B+LNZ Trees Within Farms Workshop  Visit our Events Calendar to find a workshop near you. Are you keen to know more about …