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… Farm Excellence Strategy will be used to inform the design of the organisation’s Farming Excellence tools, resources and programmes. This Strategy, which is based on six inter-connected programmes with a process of continual feedback, ensures information, tools and resources are making a tangible difference to farmers, their businesses and farming communities. Developed after extensive consultation with farmers and farming groups including Farmer Councils, …

… do over the next five years to prepare New Zealanders for the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events and rising sea levels. We were strongly aligned with DairyNZ in our views and asked the Government to work with us further to prepare farmers with practical tools and solutions. Read our submission (PDF, 508KB) Find out more If you have any questions about the submission contact …

… There are a number of support channels and resources available to farmers affected by weather that have been designed to help you make informed decisions, while others contain management advice and strategies from farmers and industry experts. … Please contact B+LNZ's resources team at resources@beeflambnz.com  to request printed copies of …

… 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 … can also check out the e-learning module here which covers all the following aspects.  Find out more about our People and Capability Strategy and activities . Need extra support? Contact B+LNZ’s People & Training team at …

… Every six years, farmers vote on whether they want B+LNZ to continue to exist, funded by compulsory levies on sheepmeat and beef (including dairy-beef). … Referendums are held as required under the Commodity Levies Act 1990.   The next … farmers on B+LNZ’s electoral roll will be provided with information:  outlining the constitutional information, and   how farmers' levies will be invested over the next six-year period,   and asked to vote 'yes' or 'no' to the continuation of B+LNZ.   In the past, farmers have also been asked to vote on …

… shouldn’t be eggs present after drenching).  … Individual faecal egg counts  To do these we collect 10+ poo samples and they are processed separately, to give a FEC in eggs per gram (epg) from each animal.  Advantages – a guide to the … & range of FECs within a mob:  A pooled sample or average won’t give as much detail.  In older lambs/calves and in adult animals, the 80/20 rule often applies: ‘80% of the eggs come from 20% of the animals. Disadvantages – cost and time to process.  FECs with the same average epg but different pattern of individual counts … Mob ID  Mob A  Mob B  …

… Hill Country Futures is a long-term $8.1m programme focused on future proofing the profitability, sustainability and wellbeing of New Zealand’s hill country farmers, their farm systems, the environment and rural communities. … Visit the Hill Country Futures website here This multi-year programme takes a trans-disciplinary approach to “landscapes” and considers the whole farm system and associated communities. The Hill Country Futures programme incorporates …

… Our Farming for Profit Programme shares information and monitors progress amongst a whole community rather than just an individual farm. … The programmes are based on feedback from the farming community, using field days, seminars and workshops to address the issues most important to you and your neighbours. B+LNZ develops a programme of activities around the subjects farmers have identified as being …

… The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards celebrate the people, the innovation, the technologies, and farming systems that make New Zealand’s red meat industry world-leading.  … The B+LNZ Awards evolved out of the successful B+LNZ Sheep Industry Awards but now encompasses the whole red meat sector (sheep, beef and dairy beef). The eight award categories (four people focused, four business focused) are continually reviewed to ensure they align with B+LNZ’s strategy and goals and reflect changes in the red meat sector.  The awards are a platform from which we can tell our sector's story …

… that brought together partners from across the red meat sector to help our industry become more profitable, confident and productive. … The RMPP programme ended on 31 March 2021. About the programme Industry and Government partnered through the Primary Growth Partnership programme to invest in a $65 million initiative to develop, test and introduce new ideas, technology and ways of working. RMPP was made up of farmers via B+LNZ, six meat processing …