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| Stevens, David R.; Casey, M.J.; Brown, C.D.; Platfoot, G.J.. |
| Rapid dairy industry expansion in the South Island of New Zealand during the 1990’s increased demand for agistment and supplementary feed. Consultants and retailers recognised the ability of whole-crop cereal silage to provide the extra feed required. The local arable industry had declined, creating the opportunity to develop commercial technical support packages from establishment to harvesting for sheep and dairy farmers growing whole-crop cereal silage. Industry technical support packages were supported by ‘just in time’ local research into the growing, making and feeding of whole-crop cereal silage. The package, based on several methods of payment, captured the benefits of new Triticale cultivars. Further investigation into the uptake of whole-crop... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Whole-crop cereal silage; Technology transfer; New Zealand; Dairy farming; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123167 |
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| Stevens, David R.; Woodward, Simon J.R.; Westbrooke, Victoria F.C.. |
| This paper describes the development of a learning package to support improved pasture quality on New Zealand deer farms. The first step has been to determine the specific requirements of deer farmers that will enable them to improve pasture quality decisions on-farm. Decision support software that interprets and demonstrates the impacts of pasture quality and animal physiology on the performance of young growing deer has also been developed. Key themes identified to aid pasture management decision-making included identifying the right pasture quality, management systems to maintain pasture quality and maximising the potential of livestock. This paper reports on the type of knowledge that deer farmers require in the learning package. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Decision making; Deer; Growth rate; Learning packages; Pasture quality; Software; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123143 |
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