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ClearTech continues to prove its worth
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Now in its second season, the ClearTech effluent treatment system installed at Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) continues to prove its worth, with over 600,000L of freshwater saved in a single month just by using the clarified water from the system for yard washdowns.
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Ground Effect - Spring 2020
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We’re now into our sixth year of producing Ground Effect® and what an interesting five years it has been for farming!
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Liquid nitrogen as an option
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Following on from Dr Ants Roberts article titled ‘Surviving spring’, applying nitrogen (N) in liquid form can provide an alternative and convenient option for sprayer or irrigation applications.
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Surviving spring!
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The extreme drought conditions in most of the North Island and top of the South, wet conditions in Southland and the West Coast coupled with farmers holding more stock over autumn and winter (due to Covid-19) has created huge pressure on pasture supply.
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Too much supplementation for too little benefit
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We need to be smarter with our assessment of mineral advice (especially trace minerals) and more efficient at supplementing.
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Nitrogen still worth a look
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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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Good stocks as global supply adjusts to COVID shock
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When fertiliser is applied this autumn, farmers are seeing the end result of a lot of hard work behind the scenes. The steps involved in getting that nutrient on to the soil depend on an inter-connected chain that spans the globe.
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Unintended consequences of environmental solutions
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New Zealand agricultural systems are already very efficient by global standards and compare well with the developed world. However, if globally we want to continue to feed the world with the least impact environmentally then it is important to have the lowest footprint per unit of food and to maintain the investment in technology to reduce this footprint. To do otherwise simply has a worse global environmental outcome.
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Five ways to wellbeing
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AirScan expands to new horizons
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An emphasis of pasture first in respect to dairy farms is underpinned by legume pastures being a high quality and cheap form of feed for cows. So it’s no surprise that with a focus on pasture there is an accompanying focus on soil fertility to ensure pastures are given the very best opportunity to perform.
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Soil testing from the sky closer to reality
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Hill country farms cover a wide range of varying land slopes, aspects, soil properties and altitudes, all of which influence the potential productivity of pastures. Even within a single paddock, significant differences in soil fertility occur, translating to variability in fertiliser responsiveness. Capturing soil fertility through remote sensing on a scale previously unthinkable offers the opportunity to transform nutrient use and productivity for hill country farms.
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ClearTech a gamechanger for Canterbury dairy farmer
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A revolutionary dairy effluent treatment system is delivering enormous environmental benefits for Lincoln dairy farmer Tom Mason.
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Grubs causing significant yield gaps
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AgResearch and Ravensdown have estimated the cost of grass grub damage on pasture yields in Canterbury at around $1.8 million annually.
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No single silver bullet in fight against phosphate loss
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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. Once this dissolved phosphate is in surface water, it assists in growing the wrong plants such as oxygen-depleting algae that starve other organisms.
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Know what’s under the surface with Precision Nutrient Management
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When it comes to managing fertiliser application, it makes sense to apply the right amount of nutrient to the right place at the right time. Ravensdown’s Precision Nutrient Management process helps give farmers an agronomic and economic advantage.
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ClearTech on top again
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A ground-breaking method to turn dairy effluent into clarified water and treated effluent has scooped another prestigious award.
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ClearTech wins Fieldays innovation award
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Bacteria-killing system wins agri innovation award
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A system that kills the E. coli and other bacteria in farm dairy effluent has taken first prize in the South Island Agricultural Field Days’ Agri Innovation Awards.
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Smarter urea means farmers can buy less nitrogen
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Choosing products coated with a special urease inhibitor is one way for farmers to reduce the total amount of purchased nitrogen needed on farm.
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New specialist to focus on nutrient loss
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Ravensdown has appointed Dr Martha Trodahl as Senior Technical Specialist focusing on software that will help farmers reduce their nutrient loss.
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