NZ Grassland Association Inc.

Proceedings

Volume 68, November 2006. Dunedin.

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Conference Opening and Introduction

• NZGA Presidential Address: One View of the Future. Warwick Catto [download] (PDF, 131KB)
• How far have we come: 75 years 'in clover'?. A J Parsons, G R Edwards, D F Chapman, R A Carran [download] (PDF, 188KB)
• Forage seed production: 75 years applying science and technology. M.P. Rolston, R.J. Chynoweth and A.V. Stewart [download] (PDF, 91KB)
• Agricultural innovation in East Otago: helping to shape New Zealand’s farming industry. D.R. Stevens and K.A. Cousins [download] (PDF, 82KB)

Innovation for the future

• 75 years of scientific and technological advances in pastoral agriculture – can we continue to deliver?. J. Caradus [download] (PDF, 272KB)
• Producing over 40 t dry matter/ha.year through a complementary forage rotation system. Sergio C. García, William J. Fulkerson, Sean Kenny and Ruth Nettle [download] (PDF, 82KB)
• Visible-NIR reflectance spectroscopy as a tool for management of soil phosphorus fertility in legume-based pasture in New Zealand. K. Kawamura, A.D. Mackay, M. Tuohy, K. Betteridge and I. D. Sanches [download] (PDF, 239KB)
• Pasture utilisation in a pastoral automated milking system. K.L. Davis, J.G. Jago, K.A Macdonald, J.E. McGowan, M.W. Woolford [download] (PDF, 124KB)

Developments in Sheep Production

• Essential elements of successful land development on Otago uplands. P MacDougall [download] (PDF, 53KB)
• Cocksfoot production in relation to environmental values. A. Mills, D.J. Moot and B.A. McKenzie [download] (PDF, 131KB)
• Effect of ewe stocking rate in spring on subterranean clover persistence and lamb liveweight gain. S. Ates, H.E. Brown, R.J. Lucas, M.C. Smith and G.R. Edwards [download] (PDF, 116KB)
• Willow browse blocks for drought protection and for sustainable management. T.N. Barry, E.L. McWilliam, D.W. Pitta, C.M. Diaz Lira, P.D. Kemp,W.E. Pomroy, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P. Gawith and G.B. Douglas [download] (PDF, 100KB)
• Sub clover, cocksfoot and lucerne combine to improve dryland stock production. H.E. Brown, D.J. Moot, R.J. Lucas and, M. Smith [download] (PDF, 309KB)
• Can short-term grazing on Lotus corniculatus be used to increase reproductive performance in ewe hoggets?. L.E. Proctor, T.N. Barry and P.R. Kenyon [download] (PDF, 79KB)
• The effect of pasture manganese concentrations on lamb growth. L.C. Smith, K. Knowler, J.D. Morton and W.D. Catto [download] (PDF, 118KB)

Organic Farming Systems

• A comparison of the organic and conventional livestock farming systems of Avalon Farming in West Otago. A and S Richardson [download] (PDF, 81KB)
• Long-term changes in the biology of a livestock farm system associated with the shift to organic supply. A.D. Mackay, B.P. Devantier and W.E. Pomroy [download] (PDF, 90KB)
• Effect of weaning age on growth rates of lambs infected by gastrointestinal parasites. R.A. Dynes, R.A. Moss, A.R. Bray and R.W. Mcanulty [download] (PDF, 86KB)
• A general planner to explore drenching strategies in natural and organic lamb production systems. V.O. Snow, M.D. Rollo, S.J. Lovatt, and R.A. Dynes [download] (PDF, 258KB)
• Modelling liveweight performance in parasitised lambs under varying grazing rotation lengths. K. Louie, C.J. Boom, A. Vlassoff and V.T. Burggraaf [download] (PDF, 249KB)

Water Use

• Improving water use efficiency on irrigated dairy farms in Canterbury. R.J. Martin, S.M. Thomas, D.R. Stevens, R.F. Zyskowski, D.J. Moot and T.J. Fraser [download] (PDF, 104KB)
• Irrigated dairy pasture yield and water use efficiency responses to summer applied nitrogen. F.R. Mckenzie, J.L. Jacobs and G.N. Ward [download] (PDF, 76KB)
• The impact of land-use intensification on soil physical quality and plant yield response in the North Otago Rolling Downland. D.J. Houlbrooke, J.D. Morton, R.J. Paton and R.P. Littlejohn [download] (PDF, 116KB)
• Using limited irrigation water – crops or pasture?. G.N. Ward, J.L. Jacobs and F.R. McKenzie [download] (PDF, 83KB)
• Spray irrigation on dairy pastures – efficient or not?. S. M. Thomas, D. Bloomer, R.J. Martin and A. Horrocks [download] (PDF, 153KB)
• Monitoring the impact of farm practices on water quality in the Otago and Southland deer focus farms. R.W. Mcdowell, N. McGrouther, G. Morgan, M.S. Srinivasan, D.R. Stevens, [download] (PDF, 216KB)
• Deer farmers’ attitudes to fencing waterways. Tracey Payne and Toni White [download] (PDF, 116KB)

Crop Integration for livestock

• Maize silage and winter crop options to maximise drymatter and energy for per hectare for NZ dairy systems. R.J. Densley, G.M. Austin, I.D. Williams, R. Tsimba and G.O. Edmeades [download] (PDF, 83KB)
• The feeding value of forage herbs: studies with red deer. F.R. Mckenzie, J.L. Jacobs and G.N. Ward [download] (PDF, 93KB)
• Forecasting fertiliser requirements of forage brassica crops. D.R. Wilson, J.B. Reid, R.F. Zyskowski, S. Maley, A.J. Pearson, S.D. Armstrong, [download] (PDF, 238KB)
• The effect of seed treatment and depth of sowing on forage brassica crop establishment in no-tillage situations. R.W. Salmon and A.J. Dumbleton [download] (PDF, 84KB)
• The feed intake and liveweight responses of hinds and calves grazing leaf turnip or pasture during late lactation. D.R. Stevens and L.D.Corson [download] (PDF, 84KB)
• Cereal Silage – a review of its use in the South Island. G.D.Milne [download] (PDF, 88KB)

Sustaining the community

• “Thinking beyond your own fence line”: subdivision and land use tensions in Pohangina Valley, near Palmerston North. P. Blackett, H. Roth, J. Brock and T. Parminter [download] (PDF, 79KB)
• Adoption of new technologies or management systems on sheep and beef farms. D. C. Smeaton and A.E. Dooley [download] (PDF, 149KB)
• An initial study into New Zealander’s perceptions of vegetated landscapes in rural areas. T.G. Parminter, R.M. Ford, J.A. Wilson, L.H. Parminter and H. Roth [download] (PDF, 139KB)
• Working together: reflections on building ‘knowledge partnerships’ between researchers, farmers and advisors. Sean Kenny and Carolyn Kaboré [download] (PDF, 105KB)
• The changing face of the farming community: Lone Star Farms. Tom Sturgess and Wayne Anderson [download] (PDF, 71KB)

Developments for Dairy Farming

• Forage supply systems for dryland dairy farms in southern Australia. D.F.Chapman1, J.L. Jacobs, G.N.Ward, G.B. O’brien, S.N. Kenny, [download] (PDF, 111KB)
• The effects of ryegrass varieties differing in soluble sugar content on the rumen fermentation of amino acids and consequences for milk flavour chemistry. M.H. Tavendale¸ D. Pacheco, G.A. Lane, K. Fraser, A.F. Death, J.L. Burke, [download] (PDF, 89KB)
• The effect of clover-rich diets on cows in mid lactation: production, behaviour and nutrient use. G.P. Cosgrove, J.L. Burke, A.F. Death, G.A. Lane, K. Fraser and D. Pacheco. [download] (PDF, 99KB)
• Modelling the impact of changing the decision to graze from rotation length to ryegrass leaf-stage. P.C. Beukes, J.M. Lee, J.A.S. Lancaster and J.R. Roche [download] (PDF, 215KB)
• Contribution of a herb and clover mix to spring and autumn sown forage for dryland dairying. J.L. Jacobs, G.N.Ward, P. Maskell and F.R. McKenzie [download] (PDF, 174KB)

Sustaining land and soil resources

• On-farm wintering systems – issues to consider. R.D. Longhurst , D. Miller , I. Williams and A. Lambourne [download] (PDF, 79KB)
• Pasture production responses to fertiliser on renovated West Coast pakihi soils. J.D. Morton and A.H.C. Roberts [download] (PDF, 128KB)
• Predicting pasture production under poplars using canopy closure images. A.J. Wall, P.D. Kemp and A.D. Mackay [download] (PDF, 206KB)
• Consideration of paddock shape and access in subdivision fencing. D.Scott [download] (PDF, 144KB)
• Control of pollutants using stand-off pads containing different natural materials. J. Luo, A. Donnison, C. Ross, S. Ledgard and B. Longhurst [download] (PDF, 197KB)
• Herd Homes: nutrient management and farmer perceptions of performance. R.D. Longhurst , J Luo , M.B. O’Connor and T Pow [download] (PDF, 79KB)
• Grazing management of white clover in mixed pastures. J.L.Brock [download] (PDF, 69KB)
• The potential for increasing nitrogen responses using Agrotain treated urea. J.D. Blennerhassett, B.F. Quin, M. Zaman and C. Ramakrishnan [download] (PDF, 81KB)
• Phosphorus leaching from pastures can be an environmental risk and even a significant fertiliser expense. Matt R. Redding, A. Ghani, M. Kear, M. O’Connor and W. Catto [download] (PDF, 97KB)
• A measurable effect of feral grazing on pasture accumulation rate. M.B. Dodd, I.L. Power, V. Porcile and M. Upsdell [download] (PDF, 101KB)

Hill Country

• Clover species cover on summer dry hill country in Central Otago. D.R. Power, K.M. Pollock, R.J. Lucas and D.J. Moot [download] (PDF, 160KB)
• Can topdressing with salt increase oversowing success and pasture quality on steep, south facing slopes in hill country pastures?. B.J. Gillespie, R.J. Lucas, D.J. Moot and G.R. Edwards [download] (PDF, 82KB)
• Performance of birdsfoot trefoil, white clover, and other legume-grass mixtures under irrigation in the Intermountain West USA. J.W.Macadam and T.C.Griggs [download] (PDF, 95KB)
• The impact of the form and frequency of sulphur on pasture yield and composition in South Island high country. M.D. Craighead and A.K. Metherell [download] (PDF, 390KB)
• Spatial distribution and rate of potential nitrification activity in two hill country pastures. S.A. Letica, , R. Tillman, R. Littlejohn, C.J. Hoogendoorn, C.A.M de Klein and P. Kemp S.A. Letica, , R. Tillman, R. Littlejohn, C.J. Hoogendoorn, C.A.M de Klein and P. Kemp [download] (PDF, 85KB)