High-quality, legume based forages offer sheep and cattle farmers the opportunity to achieve higher liveweight gains from young stock. Based on red and white clover, with plantain and sometimes chicory, they may be especially useful when it can be difficult to maintain high quality and high legume content in grass swards. We’re joined by Paul Kenyon from Massey University to talk about the pros and cons of these specialist forages, when and how to incorporate them into a farm system, and how to get the best out of them.
Research Bites - June 2023
Fertiliser: Getting Bang for your Buck, with Dr Robert McBride and Dr Ants Roberts
The Parasite Chronicles Episode 3: Insights from farmers reducing drench use
What cattle traits are most important to New Zealand farmers?
The Parasite Chronicles Episode 2: Andrew Law
How Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing New Zealand Beef programme will supercharge farmers’ genetic gains
The Parasite Chronicles Episode 1: Tom Brown
An introduction to the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Informing New Zealand Beef programme: what you need to know
Breakfeed: Methods for monitoring progress of biodiversity work, with Professor David Norton
The carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and lamb – what does the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) say?
Breakfeed: WormWise update on the ban on sale and use of Bionic capsules. May 2023
Breakfeed: On-farm biodiversity planning, with Professor David Norton
Breakfeed: Why native biodiversity is important to farmers, with Professor David Norton
Breakfeed: Why farmers should think about native biodiversity, with Professor David Norton
Bringing the best minds to the biggest challenges for sheep, beef and dairy farms
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - Native plants as alternative forages
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - How can knowing the soil temperature and moisture levels help farmers
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - Setting up the sensor network
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - AgYields National Database
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - Soil and Fertiliser series
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