Quorum Sense Pastoral Webinars are a chance to dive deeper into how pastoral farmers around the country are managing in their current contexts and conditions, and to explore what they've been learning and how they're planning to adapt going forward.

Led by Sam Lang of Quorum Sense, the format starts with a few farmers sharing their current contexts, learning, results and plans going forward, with a chance to ask questions of each. This is followed by an extensive Q&A discussion where both presenters and attendees can ask questions and bounce ideas to help develop new management strategies going forward.

These webinars will help you understand the why and the outcomes behind different management strategies being employed by farmers around the country, to learn from their lessons, and give you a chance to bounce your thinking and planning off a group of fellow farmers.


This April 2021 webinar features four farmers panelist: Mark Anderson (Dairy), Rachel and Kenneth Short (Dairy)and Dean Martin (sheep and beef).

Link to more information on our farmer panelists:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14umR...

Timestamps:

00:04:59 Mark Anderson: How has your wintering system changed over time?
00:09:14 What are the pros and cons of winter cropping vs bale grazing, what challenges and benefits have you had with these techniques?
00:11:04 How do you start planning bale grazing, calculating feed etc?
00:17:50 What happens if you get an unusually wet winter season?
01:06:58 How do you get rid of thistles with bale grazing and if so, what have been the results?
01:09:19 Do you use any supplement through winter or is hay and grass enough?


00:22:47 Rachel and Kenneth Short:
00:30:28 What’s the secret to growing high ME hay?
00:32:22 Did you notice any difference in animal performance with the different feeding approaches?
00:34:12 Where would you like to be in a few years? What’s the potential for your system?
00:36:27 Do you have any chicory in your hay, and if so, any issues with drying it before baling?
00:39:50 What does winter look like on your farm in terms of feed and rotation?
00:41:55 Are the multi-species you’re planting perennials or annuals?
01:02:16 How do you establish your diverse pasture mixes, being organic?
01:11:27 What’s happened with your production since you’ve started your regen journey?
01:13:54 How do you manage your cell count with an organic system?

00:42:40 Dean Martin:
00:47:30 Are your winters or summers the most challenging now?
00:48:53 What are your thoughts on the different grazing theories?
00:51:01 Drilling strategy for getting winter feed and diversity in
00:54:03 Do you have a long-term plan to help deal with the wet flats?
00:57:15 What’s your altitude, typical soil and air temperatures over winter? How do your well infiltrated slopes perform over summers?
01:00:39 Do you run your cattle and sheep in the same mob over winter?

Link to this webinar audio only podcast:
https://www.quorumsense.org.nz/on-the...

Link to previous February pastoral webinar:
   • Pastoral Webinar February 2021  

Link to previous webinar audio only podcast:
https://www.quorumsense.org.nz/on-the...

To register and join future webinars live:
https://www.quorumsense.org.nz/events

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