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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<\/strong><\/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:\u00a0M\u0101ori Language Week: 14\u201320 September 2025<\/p>\n This year marks the 50th anniversary of M\u0101ori Language Week, running from 14\u201320 September. B+LNZ is proud to celebrate the significant contribution M\u0101ori make to New Zealand\u2019s red meat sector and to highlight the work we\u2019re doing to support Whenua M\u0101ori. Learn more about M\u0101ori Language Week on the\u00a0\u200bofficial website<\/a>\u200b, and keep an eye on next week\u2019s e-diary for more.<\/p>\n TBfree and M. bovis\u00a0levies<\/p>\n Levies funding the TBfree and M. bovis\u00a0programmes have been revised. The levies are reviewed each year to ensure the dairy and beef industries fund each programme proportionately in alignment with respective programme funders agreements. The TB Slaughter Levy Rate for dairy cattle from 1 October 2025 changes from $12.25 per head to $14.50 per head (an increase of $2.25). The Differential Slaughter Levy (DSL) for beef cattle will remain unchanged at $4.50 per head. The DSL levy rates are adjusted to reflect the latest dairy and beef Farm Gate Values, slaughter volumes and actual levies collected in prior years. From 1 October 2025, the M. bovis\u00a0levies will decrease by 50 percent, or 0.4 cents per kilogram of milk solids produced in New Zealand by a dairy farmer for supply to a dairy processor and 40 cents per head for beef cattle slaughtered. The M. bovis\u00a0levy rates are adjusted to reflect the latest dairy and beef slaughter volumes and milk production volumes and actual levies collected in prior years. For more information, please\u00a0\u200bvisit the OSPRI website<\/a>\u200b or email\u00a0\u200blevies@ospri.co.nz<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n Applications open for 2026 Kellogg programme<\/p>\n Applications are now open for the 2026 Kellogg Programme One \u2013 an 18-day, in-person course spread over six months to fit around work and family. B+LNZ\u2019s Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship supports six farmers to complete a NZ Rural Leaders course, including Kellogg.\u00a0\u200bLearn about the scholarship on B+LNZ\u2019s website<\/a>\u200b and\u00a0\u200bapply for the Kellogg programme here<\/a>\u200b. B+LNZ supports NZ Rural Leaders as part of our work to support the growth of leaders within NZ\u2019s red meat sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n Beef farmer input wanted for B+LNZ Farmer Councillor\u2019s Kellogg survey<\/p>\n Te Kuiti farmer Natasha Cave, who sits on B+LNZ’s Mid Northern North Island Farmer Council, was the recipient of B+LNZ’s Leadership Advancement Scholarship. For her Kellogg Leadership Programme research project, which is part of the Scholarship, Natasha is exploring the topic \u2018Can wearables on beef transform New Zealand hill country farming?\u2019 Through a 10-15 minute survey, she\u2019s asking the views of beef farmers on the use of wearables and would like to hear from all beef farmers, not just those using the technology. She is hoping to identify the opportunities wearable technology could bring to hill country farm systems, and the challenges that may limit its uptake.\u00a0\u200bTake part in the survey here<\/a>\u200b.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spotted something in our weekly e-diary newsletters and need to refer to it again? 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