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… This page contains the latest information about Cyclone Gabrielle including ways to help other farmers and B+LNZ’s work in the space. … Resources to help Adverse event management  (PDF, 44.2 KB) Recovering from a flood  (PDF, 2MB) Livestock health after flooding (PDF, 2.4 MB) 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle recovery (PDF, 1MB) B+LNZ’s work to help impacted farmers B+LNZ knows this is a really tough time and want to assure farmers we’re here for you. Currently, this is a Civil Defence-led process and B+LNZ’s job is to …

… programme is currently under review. How does it work? Community groups identify key issues impacting local production and farm performance and select a farmer and facilitator. The group then develops and implements a business plan and 3-4 year monitoring plan. Local agribusiness …

… Thinking of upskilling and already in employment on a sheep and beef farm? With Te Pūkenga | Primary ITO you can earn while you learn. … There are a few excellent reasons why you … Level 3 Level 3 Agriculture micro-credentials Livestock Feed Supply and Demand, Assist with management of livestock health and biosecurity Level 3 Machinery micro-credentials Certificate in the Safe Use of Chainsaws or Tree Felling …

… While we need to manage the impacts of farming activities on freshwater quality, including sediment and E. coli , the way this is currently being done has significant issues and will have massive implications for our sector.   … Many regional councils around New Zealand are notifying water plans … media. It’s important they understand that farmers have been proactively managing impacts and risks to freshwater health but that the current requirements are far too stringent and if unchanged will decimate farming and rural …

… Learn about the important worm species of sheep – effects on the animal, seasonal pattern, diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies. Inside the animal  Sheep worms most often live in the abomasum (4th stomach) and the small intestine. Some worms can exist in both. Sheep almost always carry a mix of worm species.   … Where and how bad?  Most worm species are found throughout New Zealand – with some regional differences.  For example, …

… Beef + Lamb New Zealand, alongside DairyNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), is a partner in the Mycoplasma bovis ( M. bovis ) eradication programme. … M. bovis is a bacteria that can cause serious health conditions in cattle, including mastitis (udder infection), pneumonia, arthritis, and ill-thrift in calves. Less commonly it can cause progressive neurological disease in calves, conjunctivitis, and …

… passing. Larval cultures tell us what worm genus the eggs are from.   … Larval cultures are normally done at an animal health laboratory. Eggs are incubated and  hatched out; the resulting larvae are identified under a microscope. Larval cultures identify worms to the ‘genus’ … or Trichostrongylus, or whether it’s more of a mixture.  Larval cultures are an important part of drench checks and faecal egg count reduction tests, to help us understand which worm types are surviving our drench treatments.  There …

… Things that can affect FEC results … This topic is a bit of a minefield, and we can’t stress enough that faecal egg counts are a GUIDE to the number of worms inside animals. You must interpret … guidelines, but NEVER interpret FECs in isolation, ensure you also have the following information:  … Animals  Feed Age and management mob (e.g 'Main line' ewes versus 'B flock' ewes. E.g. lambing, weaning (lambs), other diseases (e.g. BVD, … animals’ immune system can limit the number of eggs being produced by resident worms – those worms can still be causing health and production issues in the face of a low egg count.  … Individual calf FECs: interpretation FEC range   …