West Coast Monitor Farm

Westland has some unique challenges such as high rainfall and seasonal dry peroids which are variable across the region. Westland has now been collecting data for 10 years and continues to building on the information currently available.

This project funded by Westland Milk Products, DairyNZ, CRV Ambreed, ARL-Ravensdown and Rabobank aims to generate reliable pasture growth and quality, and soil temperature information, over the next 12 months, on two commercial dairy farms in Westland.

Farm walks schedule for this season are weekly from August to May, and monthly over the winter period.

Each week we will provide a Weekly Summary of information from the following regions:

Buller: Mawheraiti (Stu and Deb Bland), Westland: Kowhitirangi (Anna and Jeremy Hart).

Expanded farm summary for the week ending 13 March 2019

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The West Coast monitor farm field day is coming up this week.

Thursday 21 March – Municipal Band Hall, Cnr Steer and Reid Street, Blaketown, Greymouth 7805

Come along for a great opportunity to hear from monitor farmers on the West Coast and Invited speakers.

•Hear a wrap up from the outgoing monitor farmers' last year in the West Coast Focus Farm Trust project

•DairyNZ Farm business Specialist, Robb Macbeth will be on hand to present the financial data for the 17/18 season

•David Chapman, Principal Scientist from DairyNZ will give a presentation on pasture production and management. David will be available to answer questions on pasture persistence, pasture plant physiological ecology and grazing management.

 Lunch will be provided.

Further details available on the DairyNZ website https://www.dairynz.co.nz/events/top-of-si-west-coast/west-coast-focus-farm-trust-monitor-farm-field-day-greymouth-march/

Farm Summary

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