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Catch crops: a way to reduce N leaching after winter crops, with Dr Brendon Malcolm, Plant & Food Research

Sowing a short-term crop after a winter fodder crop may reduce N leaching by 40-50%. On this Beef + Lamb New Zealand ‘Scene + Herd’ podcast, Brendon Malcolm of Plant & Food Research discusses how it works, the issues to consider and how to get the best results. Plus, there is a bonus discussion on some of the basics of N leaching.

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For more information on the research, visit DairyNZ’s Forages for Reduced Nitrogen Leaching webpage: https://www.dairynz.co.nz/about-us/research/forages-for-reduced-nitrate-leaching/

Note: This podcast is a sequel to the episode on good management practice for winter grazing.

Dr Brendon Malcolm, nitrogen, N leaching, Catch Crops, reduce N leaching after winter crops, Brendon Malcom, Plant & Food Research, DairyNZ, Forage for reduced nitrogen leaching, winter grazing, good management practice, cover crop, short-rotation crop, sowing, harvesting, cereals, frnl, biomass

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