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… … Alliance Significant Contribution Award winner:   Tom Fraser Finalists: • Bob Cottrell • Mike Petersen  … Beef + Lamb New Zealand Regional Leadership Award winner:   Ben Esnor Finalists: • Bob Cottrell • Mike Petersen  … The 2023 B+LNZ … Centre, Christchurch. See a list of winners here. … Congratulations to all the winners and finalists at the 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards held on Thursday 19 October 2023 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. See the full 2023 … media release here .  Watch a full recording of the evening here .  2023 B+LNZ Award winners … Watch the 2023 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards ceremony recording … 2023 B+LNZ Awards …

Winter forage crops: management before grazing …

… Previous research has shown that sowing a catch crop can reduce nitrate leaching losses by as much as 40%, as well as improving nitrogen use efficiency and farmers’ profitability. This project aimed to upscale this previous applied research into working winter crop rotations in Canterbury and Southland and adapt it to the various soil and climatic conditions. … Background The use … crops. High sowing rate are needed to get good nitrogen uptake, fast canopy closure and to produce a high yielding crop. Benefit for farmers This project established a practice of sowing winter catch crops as a normal part of winter …