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Winter Grazing
Geoff Reid
In some parts of New Zealand winter grazing is difficult to manage, with a high risk of harm to waterways, soil health and animal welfare. These resources support strategic planning for winter and explain the drivers for regulation.
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Interactive Tool
LandscapeDNA
The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to the Physiographic Environment Classification developed with funding from Our Land and Water. Interactive maps allow you to…
Journal Article
Limiting grazing periods combined with proper housing can reduce nutrient losses from dairy systems
Pasture-based and grass-fed branding are often associated with consumer perceptions of improved human health, environmental performance and animal welfare. Here, to examine the impacts of…
Summary
Nutrient losses from global dairy production systems differ
The demand for dairy produce is growing alongside concerns about the impact of intensive dairying on water quality owing to nutrient loss. We found that…
Summary
Shelter from the storm
Composting shelters offer shade from the summer sun, and keep cows and staff warm and dry in winter while reducing pasture damage and nitrate leaching.…
Presentation
Reducing the reliance of New Zealand livestock systems on internationally produced feed
Presentation to NIPIM and farmers that gives an overview of: global grain production and New Zealand grain and feed production; imports of grain and feed…
Technical Report
Implications of global price and supply of supplementary feeds on the New Zealand agricultural sector
This report outlines some of the complexities of the global grain and PKE markets and the associated risks with being very reliant on IPF. It…
Technical Report
Better Wintering – West Coast
The West Coast wintering project’s goal was to provide West Coast farmers with specific information on the range of applicable wintering system options alongside considerations…
Summary
Composting Mootels in a West Coast Context: Summary for Farmers
This farmer-facing summary describes the experiences and considerations from three case study farms on the West Coast, that have introduced composting shelters to the farm.…
Technical Report
Composting Mootels on the West Coast
Dairy farming in New Zealand faces challenges. The industry’s social license to operate is being questioned as environmental and animal welfare standards tighten. Amid these…
Technical Report
Strip-till Fodder Beet to Improve Land and Water Outcomes
Fodder beet is an important crop for wintering in New Zealand farming systems. It keeps well through winter providing a high dry matter feed. However,…
Technical Report
Legumes for Our Land and Water
Using deferred grazing technology to increase the legume content of hill country pastures. Deferred grazing, which involves grazing exclusion from late spring until after seed-fall…
Technical Report
Evaluation of Cow Collar Technology
Cow collars, including ear tags and boluses and tags with similar functions, are recent technologies which provide cow health and reproductive monitoring to improve livestock…