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Plantain proving its worth | Ep. 50

May 10, 2023 DairyNZ
Plantain proving its worth | Ep. 50
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Talking Dairy
Plantain proving its worth | Ep. 50
May 10, 2023
DairyNZ

Rotorua farm owner Steve Holdem joins us to share his experience with Ecotain plantain: what’s worked well, what he and wife Paula have learned about maintaining it, and how it’s saving them from reducing their stocking numbers. 

Also on the podcast is DairyNZ’s Kate Fransen, who’ll give a clear overview of what a decade’s research has taught us about plantain. New results show even better than expected leaching reductions can be achieved.

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Plantain - DairyNZ
DairyNZ Podcast: 'Plantain for production and environmental wins | Ep. 20'
Inside Dairy: pages 25-29 of June/July 2023 edition (goes live June 1)

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Rotorua farm owner Steve Holdem joins us to share his experience with Ecotain plantain: what’s worked well, what he and wife Paula have learned about maintaining it, and how it’s saving them from reducing their stocking numbers. 

Also on the podcast is DairyNZ’s Kate Fransen, who’ll give a clear overview of what a decade’s research has taught us about plantain. New results show even better than expected leaching reductions can be achieved.

Notes
Plantain - DairyNZ
DairyNZ Podcast: 'Plantain for production and environmental wins | Ep. 20'
Inside Dairy: pages 25-29 of June/July 2023 edition (goes live June 1)

Intro to the DairyNZ-led Plantain Potency and Practice Programme
How plantain works: four mechanisms
Plantain's current use by farmers across the regions
Why Steve started using plantain
Learning to maintain it
Recent research results: significant leaching reductions
Results on Steve's farm
Steve: how to get the best out of plantain
How farmers can get credit for using plantain
Where to now with the research
Steve: "Get into it"
Kate on management challenges