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Pasture management at the start of calving
DairyNZ's Farm Systems Specialist, Chris Glassey, explains why the Spring Rotation Planner (SRP) is such an essential tool for dairy farmers.
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Pasture & Cropping
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Sow the seeds of success this spring
There’s a quiet innovation underway on farms throughout the South Island at the moment, and if you haven’t yet taken advantage of it, spring is the ideal time to do so.
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Keep pastures healthy and productive with spring weed control
With longer days and warmer temperatures, daily spring pasture growth rates will soon hit their peak.
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Make the most of spring with S
Spring pasture needs sulphur (S) to flourish but the type it needs is often in short supply in early spring, just when cow feed demand is increasing.
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Managing FEI using maize
Noldy and Bev Rust have farmed at Te Pahu, West Waikato since 1996. Good farm management principles and harvesting as much home-grown forage as possible means their 53 hectare (ha), 200-cow property has been consistently profitable.
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Use N, don’t lose N
Winter applications of nitrogen (N) are typically less efficient and economical than spring or autumn applications.
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Limit mud by focusing on the basics
Southland farmers Maurice and Suzanne Hanning use a range of tactics to keep mud to a minimum in winter – from back fencing and portable troughs to even selecting smaller cows for their farm.
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Mitigating mud this winter
At one time or another most of us have lost a gumboot in the mud.
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Persistence pays off with good new pasture management
The management of new pastures, especially during the first 12 months, is vital when it comes to ensuring long-term performance and persistence.
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Test to improve N efficiency
“It really does pay to test your soil and find out how much nitrogen (N) you already have in the soil before you apply more,” says Ballance Agri-Nutrients Precision Agriculture Specialist Ollie Knowles.
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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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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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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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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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It’s always good to have a Plan B
The amount of pasture growing on the farm at this time of year plays a critical role in determining a successful start to next season’s production.
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