Updates on the latest research being undertaken to enhance sheep and beef farm productivity from Dr Lydia Cranston (Massey University), Dr David Stevens (AgResearch) and Professor Derrick Moot (Lincoln University)

Recording of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Central Otago Farming for Profit Winter Webinar series, June 2023

Tips and tricks for making your fertiliser spend go further, and how to increase nutrient use efficiency using new spreading technologies, from Dr Robert McBride (AgKnowledge) and Dr Ants Roberts (Ravensdown).

Recording of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Central Otago Farming for Profit Winter Webinar series, June 2023

(This podcast was first published on 3 July 2023 and has since been slightly edited to include the panel discussion).

Recorded on a December 2022 webinar, Suzi Keeling, Sector Science Strategy Manager at Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), talks with Massey University Researchers Anne Ridler and Karen Hytten about a B+LNZ Research funded project that looked into the reasons why and how NZ farmers are reducing drench input in their farming systems. Ginny Dodunski, B+LNZ Wormwise Programme Manager also joined the webinar for a Q+A session facilitated by Suzi.

For more information on good management practice, check out the B+LNZ Wormwise website: https://wormwise.co.nz/

The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Informing New Zealand Beef programme recently released the findings of a survey into what cattle traits were important to New Zealand’s beef farmers. Dr Jason Archer, B+LNZ Genetics’ Livestock Specialist and Sam Harburg, consultant at AbacusBio, discuss which traits were identified as highest priority by farmers and how the survey findings will inform the development of a genetic evaluation system for the industry.

For more information, see www.blnzgenetics.com/informing-nz-beef

In the second of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s ‘Parasite Chronicles’ podcasts, Sarah Perriam-Lampp talks to sheep and beef farmer Andrew Law about managing parasites on his farm in northern Southland.

For more information on good management practice, check out the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Wormwise website: https://wormwise.co.nz/

The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme has a strong focus on education and extension design - specifically around the transfer of knowledge to commercial farmers and making cutting-edge tools and resources available to the beef industry. Anna Boyd (Beef Genetics Operations Specialist at B+LNZ Genetics) shares what they’re doing in that space and why it’s important.

 For more information, see www.blnzgenetics.com/informing-nz-beef

In the first of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s ‘Parasite Chronicles’ podcasts, Sarah Perriam-Lampp talks to Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer Tom Brown about how he is managing internal parasites with reduced drench on his farm.

For more information on good management practice, check out the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Wormwise website: https://wormwise.co.nz/

The Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme is a seven-year Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures partnership supported by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the New Zealand Meat Board.  It aims to boost the NZ beef sector's profits by $460 million over the next 25 years. In this episode, Dan Brier (Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s General Manager – Farming Excellence) and Gemma Jenkins (Genetics Programme Manager at Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics) provide an overview of the programme’s five key projects and how it will benefit New Zealand’s beef industry.

For more information, see www.blnzgenetics.com/informing-nz-beef

Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

In this podcast as part of Otago Catchments Biodiversity Series, Professor David Norton outlines methods for monitoring progress of biodiversity work, in particular using photo-points. This is part of a series created by a collaboration between Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Otago Catchment Community Inc, New Zealand Landcare Trust, with a special thanks to our host farmers, host catchment groups, and Prof. Norton.

Recently commissioned research has confirmed the carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and lamb is amongst the lowest in the world. Additionally, NZ’s sheepmeat is arguably “climate neutral” when warming effect of emissions and on-farm sequestration are both taken into account. Julian Ashby, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Chief Insight Officer, discusses why B+LNZ commissioned the research, how it was undertaken and how credible the results are.

For more information, check out the webpage: https://beeflambnz.com/news-views/important-new-research-nz-beef-and-lamb-carbon-footprint