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Let VSA show you the way
A Visual Soil Assessment (VSA) can help you diagnose soil health issues and inform management practices that have long-term benefits for your land.
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Pasture & Cropping
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It’s not too late to deal with weeds in new pasture
Removing broadleaf weeds soon after planting new grass and clover is one of the best things you can do to ensure autumn-sown pastures are ready to produce high dry matter (DM) yields by spring, when you need that feed to help get the next lactation off to a strong start.
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What’s your balance date target?
Achieving specific pasture cover targets is important for maximising profit from pasture. But when was the last time you checked that your pasture cover targets matched your stocking rate and rotation length in the critical spring period?
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Capturing the potential with Shogun
Shogun hybrid ryegrass has several outstanding performance characteristics, including record-breaking dry matter (DM) yield and a unique five-star rating in the DairyNZ Forage Value Index (in the 12 month forage type).
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Undersowing a useful Asset for Waikato diary farmers
It’s been nearly 10 years since Brad and Ellie Cockrell bought their 330 hectare dairy farm in Mercer, south of Pukekohe. They now milk 880 dairy cows and, for the past two years, have been realising the advantages of Asset AR37 Italian ryegrass.
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Making the most of autumn
With autumn underway, the focus is on getting the most out of this season while not compromising the performance of the next.
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Maize silage stacks up with the right inoculants
The maize silage harvest is fast approaching. Now is the time to ensure your management plan maximises maize silage quality and reduces storage and feed-out losses.
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Show your new pasture some love
Sowing new grass is always a critical job in autumn but this year, with so many farms affected by poor pasture growth, getting new grass off to the best possible start is even more important than usual.
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Tabu legend lives on with new Italian
The new Italian ryegrass from Agriseeds, Tabu+, is only just available but has already achieved a unique position in the DairyNZ Forage Value Index (FVI).
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Agricom launches Ecotain environmental plantain
This autumn sees New Zealand’s first environmental plantain come to market. Called Ecotain, the product is part of the new NSentinel 4 brand from Agricom and works across a variety of environmental processes on-farm to decrease nitrogen (N) leaching from the urine patch.
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Performance when you need it most
With so many ryegrasses on the market, it’s important to select the right grass for the job. To maximise homegrown perennial feed, your grass needs to be a solid performer New Zealand-wide. With insect pressure and challenging environmental conditions, a reliable perennial ensures you aren’t left with an under-performing paddock when your herd needs it most.
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Best practice pasture renewal
Renewing pasture can have a significant impact on production and animal health. While it’s true pasture renewal involves a significant investment, the ongoing returns can make it well worthwhile. New grass can grow more on the shoulders of the season and may be leafier, higher in Metabolisable Energy (ME) and more palatable, resulting in more milk and faster liveweight gains. Renewing pasture with appropriate endophytes can also impact animal health, reducing both parasites and ryegrass staggers.
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Building pasture resilience
Pasture resilience and how to achieve it should be a key consideration when planning your permanent pastures this season.
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Scientists collaborate to advance endophyte discovery
It’s a long way from a world-class bioscience lab in Melbourne to deliberately overgrown summer ryegrass paddocks at Lincoln University. Both locations, however, played key roles in the hunt for New Zealand’s next novel endophyte breakthrough
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Passing the new pasture pluck test
New pastures are not fully established until they have survived their first summer, at least 12 months after sowing. Up to this point, says DairyNZ farm systems specialist Chris Glassey, it’s best to graze with care to assist establishment and persistence.
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