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… Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Farmer Councils are a key sounding board for the organisation. They represent farmers and provide B+LNZ with advice to guide decision making and help communicate with farmers. … The chairs and deputy chairs of regional farmer councils form the National Farmer Council Executive. Find out who is on the National …

… Information on the consultation This story sets out what was proposed, how we informed farmers and helped them have their say through a joint B+LNZ/Federated Farmers/Deer Industry New Zealand survey, and our advice to famers on making their own consultation submissions. Farmers encouraged to make submissions on the low … submission B+LNZ provided a consultation submission on behalf of our farmers. We worked with Federated Farmers and Deer Industry New Zealand on this. Find the joint submission here (PDF, 511 KB). Next steps MfE will report back on …

… The lifecycle of most gut worms is the same – understanding this helps with decision-making around grazing and drenching. Understanding the patterns of what worm species predominate where, when and in which stock classes can also help you manage worms on your farm. … Worms 101 …

… place to protect the future performance of their capital breeding stock, such as early weaning, body condition scoring and feed budgets. Most importantly, farmers need to look after the well-being of themselves and their families. As well as making use of networks (friends, family and neighbours, rural professionals) there are local agencies, such as the Rural Support Trust who are there to support …

… Young Farmer of the Year Competition stands as the premier event for NZ Young Farmers, showcasing the remarkable skill and knowledge of young people within the food and fibre sector. … Since 1969, the Contest has brought together competitors, industry members, and dedicated volunteers to celebrate the future of the industry. AgriKids Every year, B+LNZ supports the primary school …

… Read the latest update on activities being undertaken by Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association, and our perspectives on policy and industry developments. The report goes to Government officials and Members of Parliament, other industry stakeholders …

… B+LNZ is funded by farmers through commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New Zealand. Find out more about the strategies that guide our levy investment, what the current levies are and how farmers can have a say on the continuation of levies. This section also contains the Red Meat Report from B+LNZ and the Meat Industry Association. … Your levy organisation …

… the Zero Carbon Bill we have actively advocated for the Government to review the methane targets using the GWP* metric and to start reporting on the warming impact of various gases. … This page is a snapshot of the work we’ve been doing – in the background we’ve also had numerous meetings with the Climate Change Commission, academics and officials about these issues.  B+LNZ calls for critical changes in methane approach in Zero Carbon Bill (May 2019) … (June 2021) GWP* a key focus of climate change submission (October 2021) IPCC report: Important science on methane and GWP* (August 2021) Factsheet: Biogenic methane from ruminant animals and nitrous oxide from agricultural soils …

… The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) exists to provide knowledge and tools for New Zealand farmers, so they can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. … The PGgRc is funded by eight New Zealand agricultural sector partners and works in collaboration with the New Zealand Government. To find out more about the PGgRc and the projects they invest in visit the website: https://www.pggrc.co.nz/ B+LNZ point of contact: Mark Aspin . … …

… B+LNZ also provides a range of interactive tools to help with planning and business decisions. Access our Lambing Calculator, Sheep Calendar, Benchmarking Tool, Meat Export Tool, Meat and Wool Calculator, Profitability Calculator and Bizplan.  … Industry Data …