Displaying items by tag: ryegrass

Wednesday, 12 February 2020 11:10

New ryegrass ‘boosts production, reduces methane’

A new higher-fat variety of ryegrass could help farmers boost production while lowering methane emissions, says agricultural seed company Germinal.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 31 January 2017 08:51

Make good use of the cheapest form of feed

It is no secret that the cheapest form of feed on New Zealand dairy farms is home grown pasture.

Published in Management
Friday, 27 January 2017 07:55

Tackling perennial weeds for better pasture

Annual ryegrass in a pasture renewal cycle gives farmers an opportunity to clean up dirty paddocks, says Dow Agro Sciences.

Published in Management
Saturday, 25 April 2015 15:23

Four tonnes a first for ryegrass

For the first time in FAR trials ryegrass seed yields have topped 4t/ha.

Published in Management
Thursday, 09 April 2015 15:55

Ideal conditions for sowing

There is no better time to get seed into the ground.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 12:07

Kikyu performs as well as ryegrass

A Kikuyu pasture system can show similar results in production and profit to ryegrass if managed well, a Northland Agricultural Research Farm (NARF) six-year study indicates.

Published in Management
Friday, 11 October 2013 15:57

Rapid resistant weed test offered

AUSTRALIAN GROWERS are being offered a rapid test for weeds they think might be herbicide resistant.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:01

Mulched kikuyu offers better options – study

KIKUYU-BASED PASTURES could provide more feed more reliably than ryegrass pastures in Northland if they were managed properly, according to interim results from work due for completion at the end of this season on a Northland research

Published in Farm Health

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