SIDDC - Events

Media Release: SIDDC Executive Director Announcement
Next LUDF Focus Day
Thursday, 19th February 2009 - Watch this space 2009 Focus Day Dates, Thursday - 19th February, 14th May, 2nd July, and 8th October 2009
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Previous LUDF Focus Day
2008 Focus Days
9th October 2008 - Another Wet Spring! Just an inconvenience or a disaster? LUDF Seasonal Update [PDF, 150MB] Incalf [PDF, 166MB] Using the Rising Platemeter and C-dax rapid pasture meter [PDF, 920KB] Silage making decisions [PDF, 256KB]
3rd July 2008 - Handout (PDF, 2.56MB) Making Income Hit the Bottom Line Financial Results 2007/08: Cash operating surplus more than trebles but were opportunities missed? 2008/09 Budget Dissected - the challenge of controlling costs. Operational refinements: Irrigation Audit/Reviewing the Runoff Greenhouse Gases - All hot air or a rish to your business: LUDF Case Study gives some persectives
8th May 2008 - Handout (PDF, 3.94 MB) Will Technology Take us to a New Frontier Reproduction performance Protrack at LUDF Irrigation - Aquaflex Breeding technologies - short gestation and sexed semen Nitrate leaching results on LUDF Farm Automation Feed and environment
21st February 2008 Handout Pioneer Country Tamed Making stones grow grass LUDF Management principles applied to tough dairying land S Sharemilkers making it work Leo Donkers - another two years into the system at Te Pirita

2007 Focus Days	2005 / 2006 Focus Days
11th October 2007 Handout (PDF, 1.94 MB) Tips for Managers, skills for staff LUDF Update/Farm accounts to August Pastures for Profit Mating Management	26th October 2006 Handout What we had to deal with - pre & post snow Profitable pasture renovation on LUDF 6th July 2006 Handout 11th May 2006 Handout 23rd February 2006 Handout 6th October 2005 Handout 1st July 2005 Handout and Financial Comparisons 4th May 2005 Handout 3rd February 2005 Handout
12th July 2007 Handout The Season @ LUDF vs Budget Benchmarks and DairyBase Where to next season Financial & Productivity - 5 yrs at LUDF
3rd May 2007 Handout Chickens come home to roost! LUDF Nutrient Management Plan
15th March 2007 Irrigation Focus Day Handout Consent to take water Getting the most out of water Can the system do the job well? Warrant of Fitness for irrigated agriculture Water in pasture out
22nd February 2007 Handout Supplements for Production OR Profit, OR both!

The Lincoln Resource Sustainability Seminar Series

Sustainable Dairying in Canterbury Seminar (PDF, 179 KB) - 31st October 2006

Presentations

Partners for Sustainable Dairy - Richard Christie, SIDDC (PDF, 141 KB)

International Pressures - Kerry Herbert, Fonterra (PDF, 124 KB)

Dairying Contributions - Professor Keith Woodford, Lincoln University (PDF, 60KB)

The Canterbury Experience - Geoff Stevenson, Dairy Farmer (PDF, 20KB)

Environmental Tools - Professor Keith Cameron, Lincoln University (PDF, 197KB)

Canterbury Dairying Related Research - Derek Wilson, Crop & Food Research (PDF. 33KB)

A Summary Workshop discussions (PDF, 87 KB)