Central District Branch event: Autumn vs Spring calving Trial Update

When and where

  • 08 Sep 2022
  • 4:00 pm
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  • DairyNZ Office, in University House, Massey
  • CPD points: 1.00

  • Ticket to Central District Branch event: Autumn vs Spring calving Trial Update

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Full autumn calving is becoming popular for many parts of the North Island, Summer dry is the most challenging climatic event with average summer rainfall regularly being significantly behind evapotransporation rates. This results in periods of moisture deficit and reduced pasture growth rates and feed deficits. Also winter pasture growth rates have improved over the past 20 years with more widespread use of urea and gibberellic acid, improved ryegrass cultivars and increased winter soil temperatures (+1.6 degrees C in 30 years). As a result of this, the Dairy Trust Taranaki has run an Autumn vs Spring calving trial on their 600 cows coastal Taranaki farm. The aim was to investigate the intricacies of moving to a Autumn calving system and to compare and contrast the financial outcomes of this.


Agenda

4pm Kick off

Trial results and discussion

5pmLight drinks and Nibbles


Presented by DairyNZ