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Dairy Farming
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sun - land - rain - water - soil - air
Reduced River Flow
Inputs Natural
Life Cycle of a Cow
Regional Councils
2. Heavy winter rain - poor drainage - overstocking. Install underground drainage - use runoff - reduce stock nos - change land use
Pugging
Inputs Natural
Gorvernment Perspective
Main NZ Regions
3. Drought - low rainfall - high evaporation rates. Supp feeds - split calving - build dam
Gorvernment Perspective
Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Government
CS Outputs
4. Relief-100+ ha. Temp-Jan 16 - July 9. Rainfall-1300mm. Soil-fertile alluvial soil - well drained on flat - clay on hills. Grass-ryegrass/clover all year.
CS Inputs Natural
Service Agencies
Pugging
Government
5. Erosion on slopes and stream banks from trampling and grazing - increased stock densities. Plant trees on steep slopes - fence off Riparian Zones - reduce stock densities.
Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Sedimentation of Streams
Government
Feedback
6. +grass - milk - cows - bobby claves - silage - -animal diseases
Environmentalists Perspective
Outputs
CS Processes
Feedback
7. Roads - water - drainage - land use
Herd Management
CS Processes
Regional Councils
Product Purchasing Firms
8. Resource Management Atc 1991 states streams must be fenced off. Is expensive - takes out productive land.
Riparian Zone Protection
Pasture Management
Foot Rot
Pasture Management
9. Commercial Interests. Councils/Overseas buyers are applying pressure to minimise impacts
Contamination of Groundwater
Case Study
Reduced River Flow
Dairy Industry Perspective
10. Leaching of nutrients into soil - increased stock densities (eg. Taranaki 1975=1.43 cow/ha - 1996=1.7 cow/ha). reduce fertiliser applications and stock densities
Gorvernment Perspective
Case Study
Inputs Natural
Contamination of Groundwater
11. People's labour - knowledge and skill; accountant - vet - transport - facilities - machinery - fertileser - hedges - cows
Pugging
Government
Contamination of Streams
Inputs Cultural
12. Summer-milking - drenching bloat - culling - mating. Autumn-topdressing - innoculation - undersowing - drenching worms. Winter-breakfeeding - calving - weaning - selling - fertilising. Spring-weaning - milking - drenching bloat - tagging.
CS Outputs
Regional Councils
Seasons of Dairy Farming
Sedimentation of Streams
13. Pugging - Foot Rot - Bloat - Low Soil Fertility - Short Grass Growing Season - Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Inputs Cultural
Pasture Management
Environmental Problems
Outputs
14. Contaimination of ground water - contam of streams - soil compaction - sedimentation of streams - reduced river flows - damage to neighbouring farms/orchards
Riparian Zone Protection
Pasture Management
Losses
Dairy Farm Problems
15. Commercial Interests. Councils/Overseas buyers are applying pressure to minimise impacts
Dairy Industry Perspective
Two-Pond System
Losses
Pasture Management
16. Stan Wollands - Pahiatua - Wairarapa
CS Feedback
Inputs Natural
Damage to Neighbouring Farms/Orchards
Case Study
17. Natural condition. Apply chemical fertiliser - change land use - recycle cowshed wastes onto paddocks
Short Grass Growing Season
Low Soil Fertility
Short Grass Growing Season
Environmental Problems
18. 91% pasture - 6% silage/hay - 3% fodder crops. Break feeding - rotational grazing
Control of Farm Resources
Reduced River Flow
Soil Compaction
Pasture Management
19. Too much fresh spring grass. Breakfeeding - medication
Environmental Problems
Inputs Natural
Bloat
Contamination of Streams
20. Profits - calves for replacement - animal manure - silage
Pugging
Herd Management
Feedback
Short Grass Growing Season
21. Drifting hormone sprays damage fruit - fertiliser burns leaves of fruit trees. Spray/topdress in calm condits only - keep away from boundary - use minimum spray fertilisers - notify neighbours.
Damage to Neighbouring Farms/Orchards
Outputs
Main NZ Regions
Soil Compaction
22. Waikato Basin - Taranaki - Manawatu - Marlborough - Canterbury - Southland
Gorvernment Perspective
Main NZ Regions
Regional Councils
Foot Rot
23. Vets - research - accountant - bank - agricultural firm
Life Cycle of a Cow
Environmentalists Perspective
Service Agencies
Control of Farm Resources
24. Muddy pastures - high humidity. Medication - reduce stock nos - change land use
Contamination of Groundwater
Foot Rot
Life Cycle of a Cow
Government
25. Resource Management Atc 1991 states streams must be fenced off. Is expensive - takes out productive land.
Damage to Neighbouring Farms/Orchards
Riparian Zone Protection
Herd Management
Dairy Farm Problems
26. Environmental Protection. 1 cow waste=14 humans. Stock with open access to streams=increased bacteria and excrement - contam of ground water - fish and waterlife threatened. Dairy is NZ's most polluting industry.
Herd Management
Service Agencies
Environmentalists Perspective
Contamination of Groundwater
27. Summer-milking - drenching bloat - culling - mating. Autumn-topdressing - innoculation - undersowing - drenching worms. Winter-breakfeeding - calving - weaning - selling - fertilising. Spring-weaning - milking - drenching bloat - tagging.
Inputs Cultural
Foot Rot
Short Grass Growing Season
Seasons of Dairy Farming
28. Cold climate - long winter. Supplementary foods - fodder crops
Bloat
Inputs Natural
Short Grass Growing Season
Farmer
29. Vets - research - accountant - bank - agricultural firm
Farmer
CS Inputs Cultural
Service Agencies
Damage to Neighbouring Farms/Orchards
30. People's labour - knowledge and skill; accountant - vet - transport - facilities - machinery - fertileser - hedges - cows
Foot Rot
Inputs Cultural
CS Inputs Cultural
Foot Rot
31. Heavy winter rain - poor drainage - overstocking. Install underground drainage - use runoff - reduce stock nos - change land use
Pugging
Product Purchasing Firms
Losses
Reduced River Flow
32. Ministry of Agriculture - Financial Assistance
Contamination of Groundwater
Government
CS Processes
Pasture Management
33. Affects profit - NZ Dairy Board promotes overseas to keep up demand for products
Reduced River Flow
CS Inputs Cultural
Sedimentation of Streams
Product Purchasing Firms
34. New dairy farm irrigation systems - esp. South Canterbury. Find alternative water source - find farminf activity more suitable to dry climate
Reduced River Flow
Regional Councils
Environmental Problems
Feedback
35. Natural condition. Apply chemical fertiliser - change land use - recycle cowshed wastes onto paddocks
Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Losses
Herd Management
Low Soil Fertility
36. Contaimination of ground water - contam of streams - soil compaction - sedimentation of streams - reduced river flows - damage to neighbouring farms/orchards
Dairy Farm Problems
Control of Farm Resources
CS Inputs Natural
Inputs Cultural
37. Affects profit - NZ Dairy Board promotes overseas to keep up demand for products
Pasture Management
Product Purchasing Firms
Control of Farm Resources
Short Grass Growing Season
38. Environmental Protection. 1 cow waste=14 humans. Stock with open access to streams=increased bacteria and excrement - contam of ground water - fish and waterlife threatened. Dairy is NZ's most polluting industry.
Pugging
Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Low Soil Fertility
Environmentalists Perspective
39. Surface runoff - effluent from cowsheds - increased stock densities. Reduce fertiliser applications and stock densities - fence off Riparian zones - two-pond system
Herd Management
Feedback
Contamination of Streams
Main NZ Regions
40. Sustainable-use of the environment. RMA 1991 works towards sus. enviro. Economic development=export markets + niche markets - eg organic.
Gorvernment Perspective
Reduced River Flow
Main NZ Regions
Service Agencies
41. Cows milked 2x daily - AB used to improve quality of herd - computerised records kept of each cow
Case Study
Life Cycle of a Cow
Herd Management
Dairy Industry Perspective
42. Pasture - breakfeeding - topdressing - spraying - stock management - maintenance
Farmer
Seasons of Dairy Farming
Environmentalists Perspective
Riparian Zone Protection
43. Too much fresh spring grass. Breakfeeding - medication
Bloat
Government
Environmentalists Perspective
Farmer
44. Pugging - Foot Rot - Bloat - Low Soil Fertility - Short Grass Growing Season - Slow Grass Growth in Summer
Case Study
CS Outputs
CS Inputs Cultural
Environmental Problems
45. Sustainable-use of the environment. RMA 1991 works towards sus. enviro. Economic development=export markets + niche markets - eg organic.
Farmer
Gorvernment Perspective
Control of Farm Resources
Low Soil Fertility
46. Relief-100+ ha. Temp-Jan 16 - July 9. Rainfall-1300mm. Soil-fertile alluvial soil - well drained on flat - clay on hills. Grass-ryegrass/clover all year.
Riparian Zone Protection
Contamination of Groundwater
Farmer
CS Inputs Natural
47. Waikato Basin - Taranaki - Manawatu - Marlborough - Canterbury - Southland
Pasture Management
CS Inputs Cultural
Main NZ Regions
Service Agencies
48. Erosion on slopes and stream banks from trampling and grazing - increased stock densities. Plant trees on steep slopes - fence off Riparian Zones - reduce stock densities.
Life Cycle of a Cow
Feedback
Seasons of Dairy Farming
Sedimentation of Streams
49. Stan Wollands - Pahiatua - Wairarapa
Reduced River Flow
Case Study
Main NZ Regions
Dairy Industry Perspective
50. Cold climate - long winter. Supplementary foods - fodder crops
Government
Inputs Cultural
Soil Compaction
Short Grass Growing Season