To farmers who are unfamiliar with winter grazing fodder crops, kale and fodder beet can appear to provide very similar feeds. In fact, there are many points of difference, from yield and cattle ...

Nick and Liz Haines have been firm believers in growing fodder beet to feed dry cows over the winter. The couple, who have recently come to the end of their contract farming agreement at Hardwick Farm ...

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Dipton farmer John Lindsay talks during the sheep on fodder beet field day at his property. Photo: BRITTANY PICKETT / FAIRFAX NZ Prefer us on Google Putting cows on fodder beet has been such a big hit ...

The beef industry is poised for a revolution driven by explosive growth in the adoption of fodder beet by Kiwi farmers to finish cattle faster and cheaper than it has ever been possible before. That ...

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The first Lower South East crop was grown under irrigation for grazing lambs. Fodder beets are grown widely in New Zealand and are now popular as a winter feed for dairy herds. Last week the crop was ...

South West Agronomy ­adviser David Wisewould told a Dairy Inspire workshop at Camperdown last week the bulb crop — which is planted across 75,000 hectares in New Zealand — was growing in popularity in ...

Fodder beet is an increasingly popular winter crop for beef and dairy cattle due to the large amounts of dry matter it produces, but you and your stock won’t get the best out of the crop if its ...

Fodder beet overuse could lead to low reproductive performance and metabolic disease. Fodder beet is proving its worth in the dairy sector but there are some concerns and questions. Looking to answer ...

WAY FORWARD: Rotorua agronomist Dave Wiltshire (right) and Kaharoa farm manager Wade Sutton with a planted fodder beet crop and the imported Spanish seed planter. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER Is fodder beet ...