Seeing the pasture finally responding to the recent rain and nitrogen fertiliser earlier in April is nice. Soil temperatures are currently sitting 3 deg C above the same time last year so hopefully, we will have a few more weeks of grass growth.
This week we have focused on our N decision-making rules and the use of gibberellic acids for increasing pasture production. If you want more information on these topics the links are below:
https://www.dairynz.co.nz/.../managing-nitrogen-fertiliser/
https://www.dairynz.co.nz/.../env.../reducing-nitrogen-loss/
https://www.dairynz.co.nz/feed/fertiliser/gibberellic-acid/
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