Month: April 2023

New Zealand’s leading expert in soil fertility, Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Gordon Rajendram (PhD) looks at ways of increasing a farm’s profitability in times of recession

The most economical forage for animals is good nutritious pasture which includes good energy, protein that is digestible and has fibre in it. The cost to produce pasture can cost between 2 – 6 cents per kilo of dry matter. In order to achieve the above, you need to have adequate nutrients in the soil. …

New Zealand’s leading expert in soil fertility, Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Gordon Rajendram (PhD) looks at ways of increasing a farm’s profitability in times of recession Read More »

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Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Gordon Rajendram recently visited An efficient dairy farming system – Ngatimaru Farms – and these are his findings.

The farm and production: I consult to dairy farmers Rick and Dianna Bourke whose farm is inEiffelton, 15 minutes away from Ashburton. The farm is approximately 10 km from the Canterbury East Coast.They have a Jersey herd of 740 cows, with cow weights on average being 425 kg. The cows dietconsists mainly of pasture with …

Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Gordon Rajendram recently visited An efficient dairy farming system – Ngatimaru Farms – and these are his findings. Read More »