Take the long view
Landmark study looks far ahead
Curiosity, perseverance and citizen science laid the groundwork for the biggest ever study on pasture persistence in New Zealand, and farmers themselves remain central to the project.
The recent launch of the seven year, $17 million Resilient Pastures programme has been a decade in the making. It could end up re-writing the rules for successful grassland farming for many producers.
Even before the first paddock trials go in the ground, however, it’s already seen as a landmark by those who have observed first-hand the effect of declining pasture persistence and productivity in the upper North Island.
They believe farmers in many parts of NZ will potentially benefit from this study. We agree, which is why we are involved; Barenbrug seed from here, and offshore, will be used for the trials.
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