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The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64

October 18, 2023 DairyNZ
The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64
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Talking Dairy
The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64
Oct 18, 2023
DairyNZ

Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers? 

In this episode, you’ll get the low-down on this cheap and flexible form of pasture conservation. Our guests are DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Wendy Griffiths and Waikato farmer Ian Butler, who’s used deferred grazing on his farm. Ian is also a DairyNZ Extension Partner in the Waikato. Wendy and Ian will explain what deferred grazing is and when to use it, its pros and cons, and importantly, what the research tells us about this feed management strategy.

Visit our website to learn more about deferred grazing.

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Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers? 

In this episode, you’ll get the low-down on this cheap and flexible form of pasture conservation. Our guests are DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Wendy Griffiths and Waikato farmer Ian Butler, who’s used deferred grazing on his farm. Ian is also a DairyNZ Extension Partner in the Waikato. Wendy and Ian will explain what deferred grazing is and when to use it, its pros and cons, and importantly, what the research tells us about this feed management strategy.

Visit our website to learn more about deferred grazing.

What is deferred grazing?
Ian’s experience with deferred grazing
The benefits
The challenges
How Ian refined deferred grazing for his farm system
The best time to implement
Managing costs, getting through a drought
The research behind it
One thing Ian loves about the dairy sector
One thing dairying’s given Glenn and family
One thing he’d like non-farmers to know about dairying