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Otago Daily Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Genetics tool popular
Otago farmers have been using the nProve Beef genetics tool to make better breeding decisions and drive genetic improvement in their herds, Beef + Lamb New Zealand says. Farming excellence general manager Dan Brier said sessions on the nProve platform surged by 76% from March to June 2025 compared with the same period last year. The top five regions using the tool were Otago, greater Auckland, Canterbury, greater Wellington and Manawatū-Whanganui. Session growth in the period increased from 5069 to 8902, mostly due to the launch of nProve Beef, which attracted 3800 sessions, making up 41% of total traffic, he said. The nProve Beef tool was a key output of the Informing New Zealand Beef programme, which aimed to enable the uptake of improved genetics across the beef industry by providing farmers with practical tools tailored to New Zealand farming systems, Mr Brier said. "The response to nProve Beef has exceeded expectations." — ALLIED MEDIA
NZ Herald
08-08-2025
- Science
- NZ Herald
Surge in use of Beef + Lamb NZ's nProve genetic tool
The Beef + Lamb NZ nProve beef genetics programme is proving popular around parts of the country, with many farmers dialling into it. Beef + Lamb NZ has experienced strong farmer interest in its newly launched nProve Beef genetics tool. Early feedback and usage has confirmed its value in helping farmers make better breeding decisions and drive genetic improvement in New Zealand's beef herd, B+L NZ said in a release. From March
NZ Herald
06-05-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Buying better bulls the aim of East Coast workshop
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is running a Better Breeding Workshop at Whangara Angus later this month. Whangara Angus is to host a Better Beef Breeding Workshop organised by Beef + Lamb New Zealand later this month. The workshop will run from 10am to 2.30pm on Thursday, May 22. 'This hands-on workshop is designed to help farmers better understand and interpret the information presented in bull catalogues and learn which structural traits are important when selecting a bull,' a B+LNZ spokesman said. 'Topics to be covered include setting breeding objectives for your herd, explaining EBVs (estimated breeding values) and how they can speed up your genetic gain, structurally assessing bulls, and we will cover the recently released beef nProve selection tool and help attendees understand information being presented in bull sale catalogues.' The workshop will be run by Dave Warburton from Vet Services Hastings.
