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Latest enrich magazine
Heading into autumn, our focus in enrich this month is on optimising productivity and maintaining herd condition.
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South Island TSR Regional Report - March 2019
Southland TSR Debbie Smith has lifelong ties with the rural sector – and has been part of the Fonterra family for 22 years. Born and bred on a Waimahaka sheep and beef farm, she originally trained as a vet nurse and worked at Vetco for three years before starting her Fonterra career in the mid-90s.
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North Island TSR Regional Report - March 2019
Nick Anderson is the TSR at Farm Source Hamilton. He arrived in the role three years ago after eight years of dairy farming near Morrinsville and says being a TSR is an extremely satisfying job.
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To treat or not to treat?
As autumn approaches it’s time to start thinking about protecting your cows from worms.
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Growing more grass at Owl Farm: Using quality cultivars and getting results
A Waikato demonstration farm has set a goal to improve farm profitability by having persistent and clean pastures capable of growing 16 tonnes (t) of dry matter (DM) per hectare (ha) year on year.
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Cooperia the insidious appetite killer
Anyone with young dairy or beef cattle will know internal parasites can impact productivity and growth rates, with autumn being a key period of concern.
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Get the most from your maize silage stack
With maize silage harvest fast approaching, it’s a good time to prepare a management plan that maximises maize silage quality and reduces storage and feed-out losses.
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Don’t come a cropper with copper
“Copper rarely limits pasture growth, but deficiencies in cattle are common,” says Ballance Agri-Nutrients Science Extension Officer Joshua Verhoek.
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The importance of nutrition and body condition when drying off
The end of lactation is a significant marker in the dairy calendar with implications for both animal health and the bottom line.
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An economic winter feed option for dairy farmers
Growing winter feed on farm is becoming more important for farmers as greater emphasis is placed on reducing imported feed costs.
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Time to get pastures back in shape before winter
If you could do with more high-value grass and fewer weeds come springtime, you’ve probably already considered undersowing paddocks that have come through the past season a little worse for wear.
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The rural community celebrating creativity
From calving to shearing to making sculptures, New Zealand farmers are whipping out the tools to create rural masterpieces for the Kimbolton Art and Sculpture festival.
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The transition period starts now
March is the time to start focusing on calving, particularly assessing how to manage your herd’s body condition score (BCS).
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Planning for drenching without pain
With autumn just around the corner, drenching of both cattle and calves will be getting underway, which means close handling of animals.
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Winter-milked tetraploids going strong in Waikato
Next-generation tetraploid ryegrass first sown in autumn 2016 is still thriving on a large autumn-calving farm in northern Waikato.
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- Tosca Bell
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- Nick Anderson
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- Ross Periam
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- Rosalie Piggott
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