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Dairy Farming

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. 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.






2. 300+ Jesry cows. Labour-1 fulltime. Fertiliser-phosphate.Sup Feed. Outside Services-Vet - Lawyer - Accountant. Transport-truck - 4 wheeler. 50 Bale milking shed.






3. Resource Management Atc 1991 states streams must be fenced off. Is expensive - takes out productive land.






4. Cows milked 2x daily - AB used to improve quality of herd - computerised records kept of each cow






5. Roads - water - drainage - land use






6. Cows milked 2x daily - AB used to improve quality of herd - computerised records kept of each cow






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Too much fresh spring grass. Breakfeeding - medication






10. +grass - milk - cows - bobby claves - silage - -animal diseases






11. Cold climate - long winter. Supplementary foods - fodder crops






12. Dead calves/cows - spray drift - erosion - stock energy - raw effluent down streams - milk dumping






13. Muddy pastures - high humidity. Medication - reduce stock nos - change land use






14. Profits - calves for replacement - animal manure - silage






15. Milking - culling - harvesting - drenching - feeding - calving - breeding - weaning - maintenance






16. Muddy pastures - high humidity. Medication - reduce stock nos - change land use






17. Stan Wollands - Pahiatua - Wairarapa






18. Affects profit - NZ Dairy Board promotes overseas to keep up demand for products






19. Milking - culling - harvesting - drenching - feeding - calving - breeding - weaning - maintenance






20. 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






21. Affects profit - NZ Dairy Board promotes overseas to keep up demand for products






22. Drought - low rainfall - high evaporation rates. Supp feeds - split calving - build dam






23. Resource Management Atc 1991 states streams must be fenced off. Is expensive - takes out productive land.






24. Reinvestment of profits-new shed - improv tanker entrance - purchasing new land. Experience. CS Problems and Solutions






25. 91% pasture - 6% silage/hay - 3% fodder crops. Break feeding - rotational grazing






26. 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.






27. Sun - land - rain - water - soil - air






28. 0-1=weaned - tagged - reared for replacement. 1-2=ready for mating - first calf @2. 2+=milking and breeding. 9+culled






29. Heavy winter rain - poor drainage - overstocking. Install underground drainage - use runoff - reduce stock nos - change land use






30. Profits - calves for replacement - animal manure - silage






31. Pasture - breakfeeding - topdressing - spraying - stock management - maintenance






32. Heavy winter rain - poor drainage - overstocking. Install underground drainage - use runoff - reduce stock nos - change land use






33. +milk solids-improv 32000-120000kg. Bobby calves/Old cows sold. -leaching of fertilisers into soil - high nitrate level in soil.






34. Taranaki 1975=2% of cowsheds with licensed waste-treatment systems. 1996=100%. Involves deep pond where effluent sinks - shallow pond where ammonia gas released. Treated liquid discharged into stream.






35. 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.






36. Sustainable-use of the environment. RMA 1991 works towards sus. enviro. Economic development=export markets + niche markets - eg organic.






37. 91% pasture - 6% silage/hay - 3% fodder crops. Break feeding - rotational grazing






38. +grass - milk - cows - bobby claves - silage - -animal diseases






39. Reinvestment of profits-new shed - improv tanker entrance - purchasing new land. Experience. CS Problems and Solutions






40. Government - Farmers - Service Agencies - Regional Councils - Product Purchasing Firms






41. Stan Wollands - Pahiatua - Wairarapa






42. Roads - water - drainage - land use






43. People's labour - knowledge and skill; accountant - vet - transport - facilities - machinery - fertileser - hedges - cows






44. Pugging - Foot Rot - Bloat - Low Soil Fertility - Short Grass Growing Season - Slow Grass Growth in Summer






45. Cold climate - long winter. Supplementary foods - fodder crops






46. Surface runoff - effluent from cowsheds - increased stock densities. Reduce fertiliser applications and stock densities - fence off Riparian zones - two-pond system






47. 300+ Jesry cows. Labour-1 fulltime. Fertiliser-phosphate.Sup Feed. Outside Services-Vet - Lawyer - Accountant. Transport-truck - 4 wheeler. 50 Bale milking shed.






48. People's labour - knowledge and skill; accountant - vet - transport - facilities - machinery - fertileser - hedges - cows






49. +milk solids-improv 32000-120000kg. Bobby calves/Old cows sold. -leaching of fertilisers into soil - high nitrate level in soil.






50. New dairy farm irrigation systems - esp. South Canterbury. Find alternative water source - find farminf activity more suitable to dry climate