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Date: 2009-04-16 | Category:
Pasture Persistence
The persistence of pastures is a thorny issue for many farmers, who are frustrated that after spending money and time on new pastures, they don’t last forever. It is also common for farmers to question whether the fault lies with seed companies who have bred plants with poorer persistence than the old varieties.... Read full article » |
Identifying paddocks for renewal
Most farm operations renew pastures every year, but how do you identify those pastures? Typically paddocks are chosen on what the pasture looks like, or a gut-feel on how that paddocks performs. There are much better ways to do it, which have many advantages... Read full article » |
Repairing pastures damaged by drought
An unavoidable consequence of drought is damage to many pastures, and the negative affect this has on future production. After a prolonged drought period, most damaged pastures will not recover to their state prior to the drought, because the gaps in pastures at the end of the drought get filled with low-producing weeds ... Read full article » |
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 More frequent pasture renewal is perhaps the most effective way to get significant production gains in a New Zealand farm system
Don Nicolson |
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 Calculators
Two calculators are available here to help farmers make decisions
to enable the best result from their pasture renewal. The Dairy
calculator has been developed in association DairyNZ and the
Sheep, Beef and Deer calculator has been reviewed by industry
personnel... More Info » |
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