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Lucerne in dairy systems

4 Nov 20212 Dec 2016 by Anna Mills

Professor Derrick Moot was on a dairy farm in the North Island last week where he took these images of dairy cows enjoying a pure lucerne stand prior to their afternoon milking. The farmer uses the lucerne from about 11.00am and then collects the cows after lunch for milking. Prof Moot advised the entry height of … Read more

Categories Dairy Systems Tags dairy cows, direct graze, Lucerne, milk production
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