\n More GFF trainers needed, Wairarapa Livestock Parasite Management Group Field Day\n <\/p>\n
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:\u00a0Join B+LNZ’s TB Plan Review webinar<\/p>\n B+LNZ is hosting a webinar on the TB consultation on Wednesday 17 September from 12.30 to 1.30pm. This online session gives levy payers the opportunity to learn about proposed changes to the TBfree programme. With only 15 infected herds remaining, TB freedom is within reach, but possum hotspots remain a challenge. We need to hear your views on the proposed direction forward. Visit www.tbplanreview.co.nz<\/a> to learn more. Register here for the webinar.<\/p>\n New tethering rules include exceptions for working dogs<\/p>\n The Government is introducing new regulations (effective later this month) targeting owners who tether their dogs for prolonged periods. B+LNZ has been involved in this process for around 18 months, working to ensure the new regulations directly address welfare issues caused by owners leaving dogs tied up without sufficient exercise and shelter. The regulations contain specific exceptions including farm dogs, provided they\u2019re regularly off-tether and receive adequate exercise, in recognition of the fact working dogs need to be tethered at times for management and safety. If your dogs are tied up you should ensure they can sit and lie down, and are in the shade, and if asked by a member of the public why your dogs are tethered you could tell them it\u2019s a temporary safety measure in line with the regulations as they relate to farm dogs.<\/p>\n Update for farmers on Waikato Plan Change 1<\/p>\n B+LNZ, as one of the \u2018joint farming parties\u2019 with Federated Farmers in the Environment Court hearing process relating to PC1, emailed farmers this week with an update on what PC1 will likely mean for them. The matter is still before the Court so details are not all finalised, but it\u2019s important that farmers stay informed and start thinking about how PC1 will affect their farming activities. Read the email on our website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More GFF trainers needed, Wairarapa Livestock Parasite Management Group Field Day This page contains this week\u2019s e-diary national…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[200,79],"class_list":["post-130810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-genetics","tag-genetics","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}