Displaying items by tag: WINTER GRAZING
Reducing winter grazing risks
A Southland farmer believes careful planning is the key to mitigating potential risks of grazing livestock on fodder crops during the winter.
Planning the key to successful winter grazing
A Southland farmer believes careful planning is the key to mitigating potential risks of grazing livestock on fodder crops during the winter.
Aerial inspection proves farmers well prepared for winter grazing
Environment Southland says it's had good support from the farming community for its fly-over of farms in the region checking there is compliance for the upcoming winter grazing season.
Capturing the benefits of catch crops
Winter forage grazing is used extensively in the South Island as a low-cost system to feed dairy cows and build body condition prior to calving in late winter.
Winter grazing contracts must be in place
The Winter Grazing Action Group (WGAG) is stressing to farmers the importance of having grazing contracts in place for the coming season.
Editorial: Sensible pause
OPINION: Finally the Government has made a sensible move to temporarily pause the implementation of the impractical rules that accompany its proposed regulations on winter grazing.
Government sees sense and pushes pause on winter grazing rules
Farmers are welcoming the Government’s decision to delay intensive winter grazing (IWG) rules until May next year.
Winter grazing advice presented to ministers
A group formed to look at implementation of intensive winter grazing regulations has delivered its advice to the Government.
Advisory group for winter grazing
An advisory group will be formed to advise the Government on winter grazing rules proposed for Southland.
Graziers quitting!
Some Southland farmers who graze dairy cattle in winter say they will not do it next year.
