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Data makes decision easy
Region: Canterbury
Date: 2008-05-01 | Category: Dairy News
Running a year round, all grass system is the objective of the owners of Acerna Pastures Ltd, a 173 ha dairy farm near Geraldine, South Canterbury. The property was converted and resown for dairying over six months up until early 2007 and was ready for milking to begin in August 2008. "With pasture growth regularly monitored on a weekly basis and a feed production wedge created, knowing which paddocks are the lowest producers is easy," says farm manager Rodney Herrick. Monitoring is the key to maintaining this system and having two centre pivots in operation makes for very effective watering with minimal waste."... Read full article »
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