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By Holly Phillips, BSc (Hons), Forage Agronomist PGG Wrightson Seeds and PhD Student Massey University    Key Points Fully replicated farmlet trial looking at lamb growth and meat quality of lambs finished on different summer forages This is th...

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist, PGG Wrightson Seeds    “Chicory or bulb turnips, which is the better feed for lactating dairy cows?” A recent dairy grazing study has delivered insights and information around feeding summer crops to...

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Cleancrop™ Toto turnip is the latest summer turnip from the PGG Wrightson Seeds Brassica breeding programme. It has a particularly strong early yield, with a maturity of 55-90 days after sowing (DAS), as well as excellent crop utilisation and impr...

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How to make the most of Amigain red clover Amigain is the latest generation red clover; bred in New Zealand for increased persistence and performance in permanent pastures, high performance short-term pastures, silage mixes and pure sward red clov...

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist, PGG Wrightson Seeds 1. Set a grazing plan A Raphno® grazing plan involves: Paddock subdivision to set up a block rotation Compared with set stocking, block rotational grazing systems offer benefits ...

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist, PGG Wrightson Seeds   Depending on where you are in NZ, the types of ryegrasses on you farm and your grazing management strategies, you might be 4-6 weeks into having to deal with ryegrass seed head....

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist, PGG Wrightson Seeds    For much of NZ pasture silage season has been underway for some time. Making silage is a comprehensive topic, and this article focuses on just one aspect of silage – wilting pa...

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist  The importance of transitioning  All of us are passionate enthusiasts about keeping our stock happy, healthy and well through the winter.  That said, at any stage through the winter, occasional chall...

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By Charlotte Westwood, Veterinary Nutritionist  Pre-transitioning checklist for winter crops With temperatures dropping and winter on our doorstep, it’s now time for a final pre-winter crop feeding review. The following is a winter crop pre-trans...

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In winter 2019, we set out to learn more about Winter Star II and Supercruise. We ran tests and measured the accumulated dry matter production (kgDM/ha) to find out what role sowing dates play, and which conditions each variety prefers on our test...

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