Displaying items by tag: pasture
Regenerative farming ‘working wonders for Oz farmers’
Australian farmers who have already embraced regenerative farming are much more profitable than conventional farmers, says soil microbiologist Dr Walter Jehne.
Taking the p*ss out of leaching
Having seen Spikey from Pastoral Robotics at the 2017 National Fieldays, we recently caught up with a unit that had completed two seasons on a dairy farm a short distance from Rotorua.
How to prepare for a changing climate
No silver bullet for phosphorus
In New Zealand’s soils, phosphorus does a great job at growing plants but unfortunately it does the same thing if it makes it into our water.
Spring blasts can rob nutrients
Winter and early spring are when nutrients are most at risk of getting lost from farms, writes Bala Tikkisetty, sustainable agriculture advisor at Waikato Regional Council.
Spread with care and save
Applying the right amount of effluent can save farmers money — but applying too much can damage pasture.
Feed pads worth their weight in concrete
Tiller Talk promotes pasture
Northland ‘Tiller Talk’ farmers Don and Kirsten Watson took a leap into farm ownership in 2017-18, moving to South Head (Kaipara Harbour Edge).
Rain watch on the Coast
A few minutes can make all the difference to saving or losing a paddock to pugging on a West Coast dairy farm.
Maintaining nutrition as pasture quality drops
At this stage of the season, levels of Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) rise very rapidly in typical NZ pastures as ryegrass starts to form seed head.