Commercial farms play a key role in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme because they contribute to the accuracy of breeding values of stud bulls. The INZB programme aims to onboard at least 10 farmers each year as part of the Next Generation Commercial Herds initiative. Those selected adopt a recording schedule and can also carry out genotyping of their cow herd and calves and sires. The farmers can benchmark their herd against others involved in the programme, and it also allows for more accurate heifer selection.
In this episode, Richard Scholefield and Patrick Crawshaw, who are involved in the programme, share their first-hand experiences and the benefits they’ve witnessed through participation.
For more information about the INZB programme visit the B+LNZ Genetics website: https://www.blnzgenetics.com/informing-nz-beef
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Break-Feed: Waste Free, with Kate Meads
Pass It On: Families, Farms and Succession. Part 1: The End Game, and Assessing Your Business.
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Applied Agricultural research- What is the future? Dr David Stevens’ 2017 NZ Grassland Association Presidential Address
Beef Progeny Test: A frank conversation with the men at the coalface
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Breakfeed: Farming the Future, the 2019 New Zealand Grassland Association Conference.
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Catch Crops: a way to reduce N leaching after winter crops, with Dr Brendon Malcolm, Plant & Food Research
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Eradicating Mycoplasma bovis – how to keep your farm free from the disease
Managing the risk of Mycoplasma bovis during the winter grazing season: Richard Laven of Massey University
Better Beef Breeding: buying bulls that perform
Better sheep breeding: buying the right rams for your flock with Annie O’Connell, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics
Farming for more than just money – Steve Wyn-Harris
Hogget lambing – unlocking the potential: Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University
Better Beef Genetics and the Dairy Industry: The dairy-beef integration project, with Doug Lineham and Bob Thomson
‘Break-Feed’: Leptospirosis can kill farmers, with Matt and Lynley Wyeth
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