Dairy Farmer NZ April 1, 2022

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Good things take time A demonstration farm reduced its environmental footprint while remaining profitable.

Drier winters and summers and lower annual rainfall has forced the farm to adopt a more climate-resilient system. Pastures have been sown with summer-resilient species such as cocksfoot and plantain sown into new swards. Jo Sheridan, La Arni Bayquin and Tom Buckley discuss the pastures. Photos by Stephen Barker


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