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NZ Grassland Association Inc

Volume 77, Masterton, 2015

A comparison of liveweight gain of two groups of weaners of different entry liveweight in an ad libitum fodder beet feeding system for finishing beef cattle
S.J. GIBBS, B. SALDIAS, J. WHITE, D. WALSH, N. STOCKER, C. TROTTER, B. FISHER, A. FISHER, B. BANKS and S. HODGE

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A comparison of New Zealand and overseas white clover cultivars under grazing in New Zealand
K.H. WIDDUP, J.L. FORD, G.R. COUSINS, D.R. WOODFIELD, J.R. CARADUS and B.A. BARRETT

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A comparison under grazing of pasture production, pasture N content and soil mineral N levels between granular urea and ONEsystem® on two contrasting dairy farms in New Zealand
B.F. QUIN, A.G. GILLINGHAM, D. BAIRD, S. SPILSBURY and M. GRAY

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A critique: “Potassium requirements of pasture on Pumice soil” by Morton et al.
D.C. EDMEADES and R.M. McBRIDE

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A more quantitative approach to pasture renewal
G.A. KERR, J. BROWN, T. KILDAY and D. R. STEVENS

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A review of the use of chicory, plantain, red clover and white clover in a sward mix for increased sheep and beef production
L.M. CRANSTON, P.R. KENYON, S.T. MORRIS and P.D. KEMP

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Active optical sensing of canopies in pasture management
J. ROBERTS, A. SUAREZ INFIESTA, B. SCHÄBITZ, J. FOURIE and A. WERNER

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An on-farm study of late pregnancy and lactation performance of ewe lambs and their progeny on lucerne or pasture
D.R. STEVENS, L. WRIGHT and P. McGILL

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Benefits and costs of a constructed wetland on a Wairarapa dairy farm
J. PRAAT, J SUKIAS, T FAULKNER and A. BICHAN

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Can a deep-rooted spring crop recover winter-deposited urine nitrogen?
G.M. LUCCI, M.A. SHEPHERD and W.T. CARLSON

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Dairy farm resilence in a variable environment
C. LEWIS, C. STOLTE and E. STOLTE

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Dry matter and sheep production of four dryland tall fescue-clover pastures 4–6 years after establishment
A.D. BLACK and J.L. MOIR

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Dry matter yield and radiation use efficiency of four autumn sown top flowering annual clovers
H. NORI, D.J. MOOT and A.D. BLACK

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Effects of closing date on seeding and hardseededness of balansa, gland, Persian and arrowleaf clovers on East Coast dryland
M.J. MACFARLANE, E.W. CROFOOT and P.D. MUIR

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Effects of fresh forage quality on feed intake and live weight gain of red deer in spring
D.R. STEVENS and I.D. CORSON

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Environment and ryegrass genetics – multisite trial of advanced breeding populations
H.S. EASTON, M.Z.Z. JAHUFER, C. FLAY, J. SCHMIDT, M.P. ROLSTON, J.A.K. TRETHEWEY, D.L. RYAN and M.J. FAVILLE

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Factors determining shrub abundance on uncultivable hill country
G.B. DOUGLAS, A.D. MACKAY, M.B. DODD, C.M. LLOYD-WEST and R.A.J. GRAY

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Farming into the future – innovation technology and efficiency
D. McKENZIE

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Grasslands Legacy – a new, large-leaved white clover cultivar with broad adaption
J.L. FORD, G.R. COUSINS, Z. JAHUFER, I.J. BAIRD, D.R. WOODFIELD and B.A. BARRETT

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How to optimise pasture production off uncultivatable hill country
D. DANIELL and S. BUCKLEY

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Identifying potential heterosis in perennial ryegrass
J.R. O’CONNOR, T.B. LYONS, M.Z.Z. JAHUFER, M. FAVILLE and B.A. BARRETT

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Levy oration – 2014: Agricultural science and extension
J. D. MORTON

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Livestock feed intake assumptions in decision support tools; A stocktake of the current science and assumptions used by livestock models
P. FRATER, S. HOWARTH and G.J. McEWEN

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Lucerne dry matter and N-fixation, when sown with or without lime and inoculant
S. BERENJI, D.J. MOOT, J.L. MOIR and H.J. RIDGWAY

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Mapping nutrient concentration in pasture using hyperspectral imaging
I. YULE, R. PULLANAGARI, M. IRWIN, P. McVEAGH, G. KERESZTURI, M. WHITE and M. MANNING

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Measuring the cost of environmental compliance for Waikato dairy farmers – a survey approach
T.O.R. MACDONALD, J.S. ROWARTH and F.G. SCRIMGEOUR

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NZGA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS 2014
W. LISSAMAN

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Pasture yield mapping: why & how
S.J. DENNIS, A.L. TAYLOR, K. O’NEILL, W. CLARKE-HILL, R.A. DYNES, N. COX, C. van KOTEN and T.W.D. JOWETT

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Pasture-tree systems – Modelling potential implications for animal performance and greenhouse gas emissions
R.E. VIBART, G.B. DOUGLAS, A.D. MACKAY, M.B. DODD, and I.R. McIVOR

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Persistence of dry matter yield among New Zealand perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars: insights from a long-term data set
D.F. CHAPMAN, P.D. MUIR and M.J. FAVILLE

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Potential for anaerobic digestion of dairy farm effluent in New Zealand
A. MILET; J.S. ROWARTH and F.G. SCRIMGEOUR

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Potential impacts of different spring grazing strategies on lamb finishing in hill country
D.R. STEVENS, A.J. WALL and B.R. THO

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Regular estimates of paddock pasture mass can improve profitability on New Zealand dairy farms
P.C. BEUKES, S. McCARTHY, C.M. WIMS and A.J. ROMERA

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Response to Edmeades and McBride critique
J.D. MORTON, A.D. STAFFORD and M.A. HAWKE

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Seed development of arrowleaf, balansa, gland and Persian clover
H. NORI, D.P. MONKS and D.J. MOOT

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Selecting farm practices and preparing farm plans for land-use consents in the Manawatu-Wanganui region
T.G. PARMINTER

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Selection of sub clover cultivars for New Zealand dryland pastures
R.J. LUCAS, A. MILLS, S. WRIGHT, A.D. BLACK and D.J. MOOT

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Sheep performance on perennial ryegrass cultivars differing in concentration of water-soluble carbohydrate
G.P. COSGROVE, P.S. TAYLOR and A. JONKER

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Sustainable perennial pastures in Northland
G.R. USSHER and D.E. HUME

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The effect of perennial ryegrass sowing date on endophyte presence and dry matter yield
J.R. CORKRAN, W.E.J. HENSON and G.A. KERR

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The evaluation of a controlled release nitrogen fertiliser
D.C. EDMEADES

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The role of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) on East Coast dryland: results from three farm case studies
M.J. MACFARLANE, P.D. MUIR and E CROFOOT

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The true cost of maize silage
B.J. FAUSETT, J.S. ROWARTH and F.G. SCRIMGEOUR

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The Wairarapa region
J. FALLOON

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Valuing on-farm investments
J. M. RENDEL, A.D. MACKAY and P. SMALE

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Which rhizobia nodulate which legumes in New Zealand soils?
M. ANDREWS, D. JACK, D. DASH and S. BROWN

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