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A new dairy grazing site near Taupo will be focused on heifers, says the owner, Wairakei Pastoral Ltd.
Its 3500ha grazing site on Wairakei Estate will adopt best environmental practices, doing the 'right thing by the land', the firm says.
Kiwi Grazing operates three farms -- Tainui, Waimana and Tauhara – all new, on free-draining soils.
The preferred vet for the site is Tony Parsons, Taupo Vet Services, providing a "strong animal health focus". The company also has long standing relationships with other suppliers in the Taupo region.
It says it expects to record weight gains and animal health and will communicate these to its clients – including daily weight gains on each animal, Minda weights and regular reports.
Dairy heifer calf grazing is on offer December-April; dairy heifer yearlings are grazed after May.
Recent widespread autumn rain will have triggered the germination of subterranean clover seeds, and the resulting seedlings should be allowed to reach the 3–4 trifoliate leaf stage before grazing, says Beef+Lamb NZ.
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Mature grazing livestock are generally very well-adapted to maintain a comfortable body temperature regardless of the weather.
Catch crops could rise in importance in crop rotations, particularly as the regulatory spotlight lights up the environmental impact of winter feed crops.
Southland farming leaders and environmental activists have called for a breather in their set-to over winter grazing practices.
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