\n NZMB farmer consultation on industry-good funding \u2013 last chance to submit feedback, Want to feature in our 2027 Parasite Management Calendar?
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This page contains this week\u2019s e-diary national notices.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If there\u2019s something you want to know specific to your region, contact your local extension manager \u2013 find their details here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n To sign up to e-diaries, create\/login to a B+LNZ online account, go to \u2018Account settings\u2019 and select the e-diary box \u2013 you\u2019ll be asked to pick which region\/s you want to receive e-diaries for.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n See elsewhere on our website for other e-diary info:\u00a0<\/p>\n This week\u2019s notices:\u00a0Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) \u2013 new 2026 programmes open<\/p>\n Registrations are now open for the new UYFB programmes in Masterton and Timaru. Designed for women in the sheep, beef and dairy sectors, UYFB builds the skills and confidence to actively participate in farm business decision-making. Delivered over two modules across three days, the programme covers farm performance, business planning and financial literacy. With support from B+LNZ, the programme is subsidised to $800 + GST with a refundable $50 registration deposit. Registrations close Friday 14 August for the Masterton programme and Friday 4 September for Timaru. Apply now<\/a> to secure your place.<\/p>\n NZMB farmer consultation on industry-good funding \u2013 last chance to submit feedback<\/p>\n The New Zealand Meat Board is seeking farmer feedback on providing up to $1.3 million industry-good funding from reserves to support B+LNZ\u2019s NextGen Insights and Data Platform project. The project aims to modernise core data infrastructure and systems that support B+LNZ’s Sheep and Beef Farm Survey and wider insights capability for the benefit of farmers and the wider red meat sector. The total project investment is approximately $4.5 million over seven years. B+LNZ will provide the remainder of funding for capital build and operating costs. NZMB emailed the proposal to farmers on B+LNZ’s electoral roll on 20 July.\u202fSupporting information, including an online link to the consultation feedback form, can be found on NZMB\u2019s website here<\/a>. Submissions close today.<\/p>\n Want to feature in our 2027 Parasite Management Calendar?<\/p>\n We are looking for beautiful images showcasing you, your animals and your farm that tell a story about the Wormwise principles F.A.R.M.ED (Feeding, Avoid the worms, Refugia, Monitoring, Effective drenching). Winners get a copy of the calendar, a gift card and bragging rights, and you also go in the running for the \u2018People\u2019s Choice Award\u2019. Email your image in the original size to [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>. Please include your name, photo title and farm location with your submission.<\/p>\n 40 percent off\u00a0Meeting Change until 31 August<\/p>\n Discover the story of NZ’s red meat sector from 1997\u20132023 in Meeting Change, an engaging history by Ali Spencer and Mick Calder. For a limited time, paperback copies are available at NZ$29.99 (GST inclusive, plus P&P) \u2013 40 percent off the cover price. Offer ends 31 August 2026. Simply use the discount code MC-2026 when ordering from https:\/\/meetingchange.nz<\/a>. Also available as an ebook for NZ$15. Whether you’re involved in farming, processing, exporting, research, policy, or simply interested in NZ’s agricultural history, Meeting Change provides a valuable account of the people, events, and decisions that have shaped the modern red meat sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NZMB farmer consultation on industry-good funding \u2013 last chance to submit feedback, Want to feature in our 2027…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-560897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}