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Advice
Winter Maintenance important for quality and persistence of Lucerne
26 May 2020
Lucerne is a high-quality feed that can be grazed, cut for baleage/silage or taken as hay several times over the season. With its deep root system, it has proven itself as a more drought tolerant feed source in the drier regions of New Zealand.
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The Experts
Nitrogen and pasture recovery webinar
25 May 2020
Mike Manning, GM Innovation and Strategy, and Dr Ants Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, recently joined New Zealand Young Farmer members to discuss nitrogen and it’s role in helping your pastures recover from drought. This is the first in a series of webinars hosted by Young Farmers and supported by Ravensdown. The next will feature the HawkEye team discussing how this innovative software can help you with your environmental planning. Check out the details below the video
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The Experts
Regenerative Agriculture: insight or soundbite?
25 May 2020
The espoused benefits of ‘regenerative agriculture’ have captured headlines recently. Proponents argue that climate, soil health, waterways and food nutrition can all be improved by taking a regenerative approach. That’s quite a list for a cure-all.
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The Experts
Nitrogen still worth a look
23 April 2020
Significant areas of pasture in both islands are now recovering slowly from summer/autumn drought. While in Southland and the West Coast pasture supply has been affected by very wet conditions. Couple this with the effects of the pandemic on slowing the ability of freezing works to process stock usually slaughtered before winter, and many farmers will be facing tight feed supplies for the next few months. The Ministry for Primary Industries has contracted farm consultants to monitor the sit
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