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March 2017
TARANAKI FARMING LIFESTYLES
Better grass, better animals New pasture is more attractive to grazing animals and easier to manage during late spring and early summer, and getting the right mix in autumn sowing simply means smoother farm life ahead. Because new pastures are grazed more uniformly, it’s easier for farmers to control the quantity of residual dry matter when animals are moved. The optimum post-grazing residual means optimum ME regrowth and increased animal performance at the next productive grazing. New pastures consistently produce an average of 0.5
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more megajoules of ME/kg DM — on top of the extra dry matter produced by a new pasture. This is due to a higher proportion of desirable species that are later and more uniform flowering with a leafier sward and fewer seed heads produced Most new perennial ryegrass cultivars are available with new endophytes developed to solve particular problems in different regions.
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The endophyte occurring naturally in New Zealand ryegrass pastures — ‘standard’ or ‘wild’ endophyte — makes its host ryegrass plants resistant to some insect pests. New endophytes are continuing to be developed to maintain good animal health while enhancing pest resistance. As well as Argentine stem weevil, new endophytes provide resistance to pasture mealy bug, black beetle and root aphid, with more pests likely to be added to this list. DairyNZ carried out a three-year study comparing pastures with the novel AR1 and standard endophyte — the former produced 9% more milk solids than the latter. The Pasture Improvement Leadership Group led by DairyNZ includes researchers, the seed industry, farmers and agricultural contractors. The group was originally formed to help tackle issues affecting pasture persistence and performance head-on by ensuring farmers receive consistent,
timely messages. To highlight a broadening of scope, the group name has recently been updated as it aims to tackle a wider range of pasture persistence issues. There are a number of research projects and initiatives underway across different industry organisations.
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