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The next step: intensification of East Coast hill country farming
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2014)
This project sought to identify whether utilising ‘spray and pray’, as a re-grassing tool on hill country, was an option for all East Coast hill country farmers that were looking to intensify their operations. The advantages ...
Nutrient cycles under grazing
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1963)
The aim of this dissertation on is to construct biological cycles for major and important minor elements, starting at the soil, tracing the nutrients through the plant and animal and finally back to the soil animal droppings. ...
The place of lucerne in dry-land farming
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1962)
Lucerne as a dry-land fodder plant is centuries old. It is used in
most lands subject to dry summer conditions. Its deep rooting
characteristic, its winter dormancy, and its rapid growth in high
temperatures fit it for ...
Legumes and grasses for dry North Canterbury hill country
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1978)
Field experiments have been conducted for 6 years at Hunua in
North Canterbury to compare a range of grass and legume cultivars
for sunny aspects of dry hill country. The most suitable legumes
were Woogenellup subterranean ...
Light land pastures
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1956)
Approximately ¾ million acres of the Canterbury
Plains are classified as light land. The soils are a
shallow, stony loam overlying an open, shingle subsoil
with a very low moisture holding capacity. The rainfall
of 25 ...
Some observations on short-rotation ryegrass in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1949)
In 1943 a new ryegrass appeared on the New Zealand
market, known first as H1, but later as short
rotation ryegrass. This new grass was a hybrid produced
by the Grasslands Division, Department of
Scientific and Industrial ...
Performance of caucasian and zigzag clovers
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1987)
Production of two rhizomatous clovers, Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum) and zigzag
clover (T. medium), was assessed under a number of fertility regimes.
Caucasian clover annual dry matter production was of 12 t/ha ...
New permanent pastures as greenfeed in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1935)
The Canterbury farmer depends to a great degree
upon supplementary greenfeeds as part of the diet of sheep
and dairy cows, but the actual extent to which he is dependent
upon them is seldom fully realised until the ...
Stubble management of hay aftermath
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1983)
Possible management strategies for areas of stubble left after hay had been harvested
from a ryegrass/white clover pasture were studied in a trial on an irrigated Wakanui
silt loam at Lincoln College, Canterbury. Following ...
Pasture seed-mixtures for districts of low rainfall
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1937)
The low rainfall districts of New Zealand grow poor pastures of low carrying capacity.
They are situated in Canterbury,
Central Otago, Marlborough, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, a total area
of several million acres.
to ...