NZ Grassland Association Inc.

Proceedings

Volume 71, November 2009. Waitangi.

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Opportunities and challenges ahead for hill country farming. P Garden [download] (PDF, 281KB)

Introduction to Northland. L Copland [download] (PDF, 751KB)
The use of temperate species in the Australian subtropics. K. F. Lowe [download] (PDF, 694KB)
Farming in a subtropical environment: a farmer's perspective. M. Jagger [download] (PDF, 409KB)
Increasing on-farm resilience to adverse weather events: a Northland case study. T.D. White, H.G. Moodie, T.A. Payne, M.E. Wedderburn, N. Botha [download] (PDF, 308KB)
Monitoring and predicting populations of the tropical grass webworm (Herpetogramma licarsisalis) a pest of kikuyu pasture in Northland. J.J. Dymock, A.R. Gibb and D.M Suckling [download] (PDF, 422KB)
Low Dry matter content of northern dairy pastures. G.J. Piggot [download] (PDF, 372KB)
Reinvasion by kikuyu grass after regrassing on a dairy farm. B.A. Paton and G.J. Piggot [download] (PDF, 296KB)
Yellow bristle grass: a recent weed incursion in Waikato dairy pastures. T.K. James, K.N. Tozer and A. Rahman [download] (PDF, 382KB)
Sweet success? Managing yellow bristle grass (Setaria pumila) with grazing attractants in dairy pastures. K. N. Tozer and C. A. Cameron [download] (PDF, 404KB)
calibration of the C-DAX Rapid Pasturemeter and the rising plate meter for kikuyu-based Northland dairy pastures. G. M. Rennie, W. McG. King, M. R. Puha, D. E. Dalley, R. A. Dynes and M.P. Upsdell [download] (PDF, 993KB)

Climate change, climate variability, and the future. D. S. Wratt [download] (PDF, 283KB)
Greenhouses, hot water bottles, cycles and the future of New Zealand climate. W. P. de Lange [download] (PDF, 388KB)
The future of pastoral farming in a changing climate. J. A. Palmer [download] (PDF, 266KB)

Methane emissions from ruminant livestock: are they important and can we reduce them?. H. Clark [download] (PDF, 306KB)
managing pasture for animals and soil carbon. A. J. Parsons, J. S. Rowarth and P. C. D. Newton [download] (PDF, 462KB)
Carbon credits - reliable cash flow?. A. N. Crofoot [download] (PDF, 301KB)

The Programmed Approach to pasture renewal andcropping. P. M. S. Lane, P. J. Addison and M. J. van Plateringen [download] (PDF, 421KB)
Forage crop sequences for pastoral systems in northern New Zealand. E. M. K. Minnee, A. L. Fletcher, J. M. de Ruiter and D. A. Clark [download] (PDF, 550KB)
Effect of rate and method of phosphate application on the growth and development of 'Pasja' crops. E. Chakwizira, D. J. Moot, W. R. Scott and A. Fletcher [download] (PDF, 479KB)
Aiming for 45 t/ha per annum: yield of supplementary feed crops grown in sequences designed for maximum productivity. J.M. de Ruiter, A. Fletcher, S. Maley, R. Sim and M. George [download] (PDF, 577KB)
The effect of DCD on nitrate leaching options from a winter forage crop receiving applications of sheep or cattle urine. R. W. McDowell and D. J. Houlbrooke [download] (PDF, 411KB)

Endophyte effects on major insect pests in Waikato dairy pasture. A. J. Popay and E. R. Thom [download] (PDF, 435KB)
Sheep responses to grazing ryegrass with AR37 endophyte. L. R. Fletcher and B. L. Sutherland [download] (PDF, 422KB)
Impact of ryegrass selection and paddock history on clover establishment in new dairy pasture. P. J. Gerard, B. M. Cooper, T. M. Eden, S. A. Howlett, P. M. S. Lane, K. A. Panckhurst, B. E. Willoughby and D. J. Wilson [download] (PDF, 360KB)
An investigation of non-target impacts of ryegrass endophytes on nematodes and soil microorganisms. N. L. Bell, T. C. Rohan, S. M. James, L. T. Aalders, G. Burch, S. U. Sarathchandra, E. Gerard and M. O'Callaghan [download] (PDF, 492KB)
The role of endophyte in detemining the persistence and productivity of ryegrass, tall fescue and meadow fescue in Northland. D. E. Hume, B. M. Cooper and W. J. Mace [download] (PDF, 364KB)
Loline alkaloids for better protection of pastures from insect pests. H. S. Easton, T. B. Lyons, B. M. Cooper and W. J. Mace [download] (PDF, 311KB)
Best-practice pasture renewal for forage produciton and sustainability: description of a farmer-led study and initial findings. N. L. Bell, W. McG. King, G. M. Rennie, L. J. Yates, D. J. Wilson, S. A. Howlett and M. R. Trolove [download] (PDF, 318KB)

Soluble carbohydrate content of ryegrass cultivars. H. S. Easton, A. V. Stewart, T. B. Lyons, M. Parris and S. Charrier [download] (PDF, 339KB)
High sugar grasses - harnessing the benefits of new cultivars through growth management. S. Rasmussen, A. J. Parsons, H. Xue and J. A. Newman [download] (PDF, 565KB)
Pasture production and botanical composition of high sugar and control ryegrasses with or without endophyte under irrigation in Canterbury. R. H. Bryant, A. J. Parsons, S. Rasmussen and G. R. Edwards [download] (PDF, 419KB)
The composition of high sugar ryegrasses. G. P. Cosgrove, J. Koolard, D. Luo, J. L. Burke and D. Pacheco [download] (PDF, 494KB)
The performance of pasture mixtures containing 'Ceres Tonic' plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in Northland. A. J. E. Moorhead and G. J. Piggot [download] (PDF, 445KB)
Evaluation of 'Ceres Tonic' planain (Plantago lanceolata) as a lactation feed for twin-bearing ewes. H. G. Judson, R. McAnulty and R. Sedcole [download] (PDF, 315KB)
Lamb growth rate on annual and perennial ryegrasses. B. C. Thomson and P. D. Muir [download] (PDF, 302KB)
Isolation and identification of plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with tall fescue. J. Monk, E. Gerard, S. Young, K. Widdup and M. O'Callaghan [download] (PDF, 625KB)

Deer focus farms- are they working?. T. A. Payne, D. R. Stevens and M. J. Casey [download] (PDF, 466KB)
A regional overview, understanding the changing face of Marlborough. K. Loe [download] (PDF, 288KB)