B+LNZ Wormwise Week: Southland

Autumn is a great time for parasites to thrive, reaching peak levels during these months and laying down the challenge for the coming season. This needs to be managed to get the best from our stock – and it won’t just be a drench decision that will fuel this growth.   

Many farmers are investigating how effective their drenches are.  They are asking questions about how to manage parasites on their farms, and they are understanding that we need system changes to manage parasites, as they know that drench will not be the answer for the future.  

As we have been running these workshops, we see farmers building their knowledge and that they are keen to understand how to apply this practically on their farms.   

These workshops are going to be run in two sections:

PART A 

Learn how parasites live and exist with our stock. See how we can manipulate the environment in favor of our stock (not the parasites), how we can monitor and be effective with drenching.   

PART B 

Practical, on-farm tools will be identified for managing and avoiding drench resistance.  We will then pull them together to create a workable farm plan for each farmer.   

It is not essential to attend both parts of this day. 

If you have not been to a Wormwise event before, we would highly recommend PART A and PART B.  Lunch will be provided.

If you have a sound understanding of parasites and just want to come to PART B, then come at 1pm for a cuppa and join us for the second session to follow.   

Registration

Registration is essential, see sessions and locations below.