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Plantain is the common name for around 200 plants in the family Plantaginaceae. There are about 20 species in Aotearoa ...

Pasture is an area of land that’s covered in a range of low-growing forage species. Grasses, legumes and herbs are ...

Cows are ruminants – mammals with specialised digestive systems that use fermentation processes to gain nutrients from plant material. Cattle, ...

Ruminants are mammals with specialised digestive systems that use fermentation processes to gain nutrients from plant material. Cattle, sheep, deer ...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts and terms encountered when exploring some of the science that supports sustainable ...

Understanding the nitrogen cycle – the transformations that nitrogen undergoes as it moves between the atmosphere, the land and living ...

We often think of pasture as grassy areas where cows, sheep or other animals graze, but if we take a ...

Plantain has been in the spotlight as scientists and farmers investigate its usefulness as pasture feed and its potential environmental ...

Weather always brings challenges for the farming community, but climate change has the potential to create additional risks. The dairy ...

Whether you are a scientist running feed trials or a farmer managing pasture and feed supplies, measuring pasture mass is ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary sector exports reached a record $56 billion in 2023.

The dairy sector is big business in Aotearoa New Zealand. The first refrigerated exports began in 1882 with a 98-day ...

Farming is a way of life in New Zealand. Farms cover about half of the country’s land and are important ...

Dairy farming has changed significantly over the centuries from hand milking to machine milking. The size of farms and the ...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts and terms encountered when exploring some of the science that supports sustainable ...

The Waikato region has the highest number of dairy farms in New Zealand. It also has the largest number of ...