Feed
This section covers a wide range of information about feed management on dairy farms, including seasonal management, production systems, supplements, crops and pasture types.
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Total results 59
Learn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.
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Learn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.
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Choosing the right plant species and cultivar is essential for optimising pasture life, feed availability, and your profit. Match these to your farm's specific conditions like climate, soil, and pests.
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Choosing the right plant species and cultivar is essential for optimising pasture life, feed availability, and your profit. Match these to your farm's specific conditions like climate, soil, and pests.
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Cereal crops, including barley, oats, ryecorn, and triticale, play varied roles in dairy farming. Barley, sown either in autumn or spring, matures quicker than wheat or triticale and provides winter feed.
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Cereal crops, including barley, oats, ryecorn, and triticale, play varied roles in dairy farming. Barley, sown either in autumn or spring, matures quicker than wheat or triticale and provides winter feed.
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Choosing the right supplement for your dairy farm requires careful consideration of factors such as energy content, cost, storage, wastage, and feeding logistics.
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Choosing the right supplement for your dairy farm requires careful consideration of factors such as energy content, cost, storage, wastage, and feeding logistics.
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Choose from a one-page Simple Feed Budget Calculator, Simple Feed Budget with Body Condition Score (BCS) Calculator, the Monthly Feed Budget, or Annual Feed Budget.
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The supplementary feed price calculator allows you to determine how much you can pay for supplementary feed.
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The Spring Rotation Planner takes the guesswork out of grazing management over this critical period in the early spring.
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Calculating your pasture and crop eaten figure. This 5-step assessment allows you to calculate this figure for your chosen season.
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The milk on/dry off tool is designed to help test scenarios and make informed decisions around the cost of continuing to milk all or part of the herd into late lactation under a feed shortage situation.
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The Pasture Growth Forecaster has been further developed commercially and is now Pasture Vibe. The new name reflects the purpose of the tool in helping farmers get in sync with their pastures.
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Did you know that an extra tonne of pasture is worth $300 annually? This tool allows you to compare your pasture and crop eaten value with similar farms in your area.
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This tool allows you to objectively select the most suitable endophyte and ryegrass cultivar combination for your farm. Select the relevant filters to obtain a list of appropriate cultivars.
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Fodder beet has a lot to offer when managed correctly. It has a high yield potential and its high energy is great for putting body condition on cows.
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The FeedChecker calculator is a robust way to ensure you are optimising feed allocation throughout the year.
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Table to Calculate Value of Feeding Supplements to Dry Cows for Condition Score (BCS) Gain
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This is a financial tool. It estimates the relative profitability of different catch crop options.
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Black beetle is a pest found in warm regions of the upper North Island, especially on light or peat soils. They can cause significant pasture damage.
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Black beetle is a pest found in warm regions of the upper North Island, especially on light or peat soils. They can cause significant pasture damage.
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Soil fertility is vital for optimal plant growth, with 16 essential nutrients needed by pasture plants. Five of these nutrients, N, P, K, S, and Mg, are often added as fertilisers.
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Soil fertility is vital for optimal plant growth, with 16 essential nutrients needed by pasture plants. Five of these nutrients, N, P, K, S, and Mg, are often added as fertilisers.
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Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a natural hormone that promotes plant growth. When you use GA3 on pasture, it encourages growth by using the plant's energy, leading to more leaves and stems.
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Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a natural hormone that promotes plant growth. When you use GA3 on pasture, it encourages growth by using the plant's energy, leading to more leaves and stems.
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Regular pasture assessment on your dairy farm helps you manage your herd's feed, plan grazing, and detect surplus or deficit in pasture.
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Regular pasture assessment on your dairy farm helps you manage your herd's feed, plan grazing, and detect surplus or deficit in pasture.
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White clover is crucial for New Zealand dairy pastures, offering nutritional value and fixing nitrogen to boost other grasses' growth. Yet, shade hampers its growth, and overusing N fertiliser can outcompete it.
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White clover is crucial for New Zealand dairy pastures, offering nutritional value and fixing nitrogen to boost other grasses' growth. Yet, shade hampers its growth, and overusing N fertiliser can outcompete it.
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Chicory is a leafy herb that provides high feed value for cows, especially during its active growth months from spring to autumn.
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Chicory is a leafy herb that provides high feed value for cows, especially during its active growth months from spring to autumn.
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