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Total results 219
Search results for "Pasture management"
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Winter pasture managementManaging high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.
Feed•6 min read
Winter pasture management
Managing high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.
Feed•6 min read
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FeedRight Module 09 - Pasture management (principles of nutrition)
Learn cow nutrition key principles and get practical knowledge.
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•Nutrition
•FeedRight Module 09 - Pasture management (principles of nutrition)
Learn cow nutrition key principles and get practical knowledge.
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•Nutrition
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Feed wedgesA pasture feed wedge is a tool that visually displays your farm's current pasture situation. By ranking your paddocks based on average pasture cover, it can help you make proactive decisions about pasture management.
Feed•3 min read
Feed wedges
A pasture feed wedge is a tool that visually displays your farm's current pasture situation. By ranking your paddocks based on average pasture cover, it can help you make proactive decisions about pasture management.
Feed•3 min read
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Fundamentals overviewLearn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.
Feed•7 min read
Fundamentals overview
Learn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.
Feed•7 min read
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Pasture And Grazing Management: Pastoral 21
A ‘low N input, high efficiency’ (future approach) was tested in Waikato and Canterbury. This document summarises the experiences and results of these sites.
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•Feed
•Pasture And Grazing Management: Pastoral 21
A ‘low N input, high efficiency’ (future approach) was tested in Waikato and Canterbury. This document summarises the experiences and results of these sites.
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•Feed
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Milk ureaBulk milk urea concentration is a near real-time indicator of the dietary crude protein status of dairy herds and their nitrogen use efficiency, helping to support feed and nitrogen management decisions in pasture-based systems.
Animal•3 min read
Milk urea
Bulk milk urea concentration is a near real-time indicator of the dietary crude protein status of dairy herds and their nitrogen use efficiency, helping to support feed and nitrogen management decisions in pasture-based systems.
Animal•3 min read
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Feeding Cows in Spring
This booklet contains answers to the frequently asked questions about feeding dairy cows in spring. It is a resource to help farmers make profitable and sustainable feed management decisions on pasture-based farms and has been developed within the FeedRight programme led by DairyNZ’s Dr Jane Kay.
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•Feeding Cows in Spring
This booklet contains answers to the frequently asked questions about feeding dairy cows in spring. It is a resource to help farmers make profitable and sustainable feed management decisions on pasture-based farms and has been developed within the FeedRight programme led by DairyNZ’s Dr Jane Kay.
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Managing new pastureCreating a new pasture isn't just about sowing. Good management, especially in the first year, can boost its performance and longevity. It's only successfully established once it's dense and has survived a summer.
Feed•2 min read
Managing new pasture
Creating a new pasture isn't just about sowing. Good management, especially in the first year, can boost its performance and longevity. It's only successfully established once it's dense and has survived a summer.
Feed•2 min read
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Kikuyu Management Guide
Kikuyu is a subtropical grass which is well established in northern New Zealand and requires very different management from ryegrass-clover-based pastures. Read our guide on how to manage Kikuyu in your farm system and maximise profitability.
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•Kikuyu Management Guide
Kikuyu is a subtropical grass which is well established in northern New Zealand and requires very different management from ryegrass-clover-based pastures. Read our guide on how to manage Kikuyu in your farm system and maximise profitability.
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Pasture Renewal Guide
Your guide to the establishment and management of productive and persistent new pastures.
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•Feed
•Pasture Renewal Guide
Your guide to the establishment and management of productive and persistent new pastures.
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•Feed
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Effluent management and operationGood effluent management on your dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.
Environment•3 min read
Effluent management and operation
Good effluent management on your dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.
Environment•3 min read
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Autumn managementAutumn pasture management in dairy farming involves focusing on average pasture cover and cow condition to prepare for spring.
Feed•5 min read
Autumn management
Autumn pasture management in dairy farming involves focusing on average pasture cover and cow condition to prepare for spring.
Feed•5 min read
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Feeding and milking toolsFeed management and milking frequencies are essential for maintaining profitability, emissions reduction and the welfare of your cows and farm team.
Feeding and milking tools
Feed management and milking frequencies are essential for maintaining profitability, emissions reduction and the welfare of your cows and farm team.
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SurplusManaging high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.
Feed•1 min read
Surplus
Managing high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.
Feed•1 min read
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Pre-graze mowingPre-graze mowing is a technique sometimes used to manage surplus pasture. However, research shows it doesn't increase cow intake or performance, and actually reduces pasture performance.
Feed•2 min read
Pre-graze mowing
Pre-graze mowing is a technique sometimes used to manage surplus pasture. However, research shows it doesn't increase cow intake or performance, and actually reduces pasture performance.
Feed•2 min read
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Annual ryegrass
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.
Feed•6 min read
Annual ryegrass
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.
Feed•6 min read
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Fundamentals
Learn how pasture-based dairy farming can boost your profits by effectively managing your pasture and cows. Prioritising pasture can lead to great rewards for farmers.
Fundamentals
Learn how pasture-based dairy farming can boost your profits by effectively managing your pasture and cows. Prioritising pasture can lead to great rewards for farmers.
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Inside Dairy - Planning for pasture renewalAutumn is the key season for renewing pastures and setting up next season’s feed supply. You’ll get the best results by following these three core principles.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
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Inside Dairy - Planning for pasture renewalAutumn is the key season for renewing pastures and setting up next season’s feed supply. You’ll get the best results by following these three core principles.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Resource management reformThe Coalition Government is making changes to the Resource Management system. DairyNZ made an extensive submission to this process and will continue to engage with ministers and officials. This webpage outlines information on the process ahead.
Regulation•3 min read
Resource management reform
The Coalition Government is making changes to the Resource Management system. DairyNZ made an extensive submission to this process and will continue to engage with ministers and officials. This webpage outlines information on the process ahead.
Regulation•3 min read
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Visitor biosecurity managementProactive visitor biosecurity management helps protect your herd and your business. Visitors can unknowingly bring in diseases, weeds or pests that threaten animal health and farm productivity.
Biosecurity•2 min read
Visitor biosecurity management
Proactive visitor biosecurity management helps protect your herd and your business. Visitors can unknowingly bring in diseases, weeds or pests that threaten animal health and farm productivity.
Biosecurity•2 min read
