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The new season opens October 5th in the Washington Pavilion with a program featuring Symphonie fantastique of Hector Berlioz and acclaimed American violinist Rachel Barton Pine

CEO of Ornua John Jordan. There’s a bright future for grass-fed dairy, according to Ornua CEO John Jordan. He was speaking on Wednesday at the opening session of the Pasture Summit – a joint event organised by Irish and New Zealand dairy farmers. “Take a packet of American butter and take a packet of Kerrygold and put them side by side. The American butter is white, it’s brittle and it’s difficult to spread. “You take Kerrygold; it’s yellow, it’s got a softer texture and it’s...

SHARING OPTIONS: Water quality is a major topic of discussion among dairy farmers in Ireland and New Zealand. On 7 July, dairy farmers and researchers in Ireland and New Zealand will come together to discuss the market for grass-fed dairy, environmental issues and on-farm practices to limit impacts on both the environment and farm profit. The event is called Pasture Summit and it will be the first time a live event will be held simultaneously in Ireland an...

Dairy NZ general manager new systems and competitiveness David McCall said the collaboration would encourage farmers to take up using the variety, called tonic, sold under the brand name Ecotain and developed by seed company Agricom. Early on in the seven-year project, researchers had looked at different herb and grass species to see if there were any benefits for reducing leaching. This particular plantain variety has been shown to have a number of benefits. There was lower nitrogen content...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 10:33 am Fonterra and Nestlé are teaming up with DairyNZ to expand a promising plantain trial to help improve waterways and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Incorporating certain varieties of plantain into a cow’s diet has been shown to reduce the nitrogen concentration in their urine, which can leach through soil into groundwater. To test the benefits in local pastures, DairyNZ has been leading the Tararua Plantain Project in the lower North Island, w...

Fonterra, Nestlé and DairyNZ to work together on tackling nitrogen leaching Incorporating certain varieties of plantain into a cow’s diet has been shown to reduce the nitrogen concentration in their urine, which can leach through soil into groundwater. Pic: Fonterra Fonterra and Nestlé are teaming up with DairyNZ to expand a plantain trial to help improve waterways and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Incorporating certain varieties of plantain int...