10 Dec 2021

Sustainable farming systems put to the test at university dairy

From Country Life, 9:15 pm on 10 December 2021
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Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

Three farming systems geared towards sustainable dairy farming practices are being tested at Lincoln University's demonstration dairy farm. Farm manager Peter Hancox is trialing a variable milking programme, the inclusion of plantain in the forage base and a reduction in the herd replacement rate.