Displaying items by tag: feed
Caring for cows on crops
Wintering cows on crops is a common strategy to help keep them in good condition, but it may result in them getting sick.
Maize can make the difference
Make a good move to fodder beet
Fodder beet, while having been grown in New Zealand for many years, has only recently gained popularity as an important part of dairy cow winter feeding systems.
Make it a successful harvest
Maize silage is a good fit with New Zealand systems because the rumen is a microbial environment, full of bacteria, fungi and protozoa which eventually help to produce milk or weight gain.
Cheap seed doesn’t pay
As a result of the last two seasons’ historically low payouts many farmers have become very cost focussed.
Making high quality pasture silage
Careful transition needed for fodder beet
While fodder beet has been grown in NZ for years, it has only recently gained popularity as an important dairy cow winter feed.
Time to fend off costly nutritional deficits
An inexpensive autumn feed test can guard against mineral deficiencies in dairy and beef cows that can lead to low growth rates and poor milk yields.
Maximise pasture yield and feed the cow
Given the tough financial situation, it is time for dairy farmers to rely more on pasture production and to plan how to get more milk from fewer cows.
Feeder’s got it ‘beet’
It's no surprise feeder wagon specialist Robertson Farm Machinery is offering a beet chopping attachment for its EX and Mega range of wagons.