It’s a rare feed budget that balances first time, and if it does, you should always go back and check to see if all the inputs were correct and decimal places didn’t get moved to right or left. Be more suspicious of surpluses than deficits as if they are not real and you get all … Read more
Cattle, farming, husbandry, feeding, feeds available, pasture, silage, balage, hay, good and bad features of feeds, stocking rate, stock units By Dr Clive Dalton Pasture“Pasture” is what grows in a paddock, and if you mark out a square metre to make close inspection easier, you’ll see different species of grasses, some of good feed value … Read more
Sheep, husbandry, monthly calendar of events, New Zealand, southern hemisphere By Dr Clive Dalton Every sheep farm is different and there are enormous differences between districts and regions within New Zealand. The biggest difference is between North and South Islands where events on South Island sheep farms run at least a month later than North … Read more
Cattle, farming, husbandry, monthly management tasks, livestock, feeding/pasture management, animal health, fertiliser, general & business management tasks By Dr Clive Dalton All farms are different Every NZ farm is different and there are enormous differences between regions and districts in the timing of farm operations. Generally farming activities in the NZ South Island are at … Read more