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Best practice required for summer forage crops

16 Dec 2019

Farmers feeding summer forage crops need to be mindful of best management practices to ensure soil and nutrients stay within the paddock and don’t end up in waterways.

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Maintaining ewe body condition

27 Nov 2017

The Gorman’s make every effort to keep the ewes at an even Body Condition Score of 3-3.5 throughout the year.

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Feeding Success

22 Nov 2017

Renowned for its sunshine, Marlborough’s climate can be challenging for the region’s sheep and beef farmers. Richard and Victoria Gorman have built a farm system based on legumes and high-quality sheep genetics that allows them to make the most efficient use of limited rainfall.

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Survival of the Fittest

7 Nov 2017

This two-part series looks at how sub clover performed on a drought-ravaged North Canterbury trial site.

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Clovers a focus in Innovation Farm projects

23 Aug 2017

The challenge of increasing legume content of uncultivable hill country pastures was a hot topic at Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s recent Innovation Farm conference in Invercargill.

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Left-overs drive cattle growth rates

25 Jul 2017

Maximising beef cattle growth rates on fodder beet crops requires 25 per cent of the crop to be left behind at each break shift.

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