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Farmers in areas prone to dry conditions should aim to have a well thought through contingency plan for the summer dry. For further information, tactics and resources that will be useful to develop your own summer management strategy click here. |
Southland and South Otago farmers have been affected by drier than normal conditions this summer with many already changing their milking frequency.
A number of farmers have already moved to milking once-a-day or once every 16 hours. With very little rain since November pasture covers are low and there is a shortage of supplement feed within the region.
- To find out more about the current situation in Southland and South Otago click here
Related links
Current situation
MetService Rural
Tactical advice
- DairyNZ Dry Summer Guide and Action Plan
- DairyNZ farmfacts
- Dry summer management - culling cows (1-33 B)
- Summer nutrition (1-34)
- Nitrogen use after a dry summer (7-4)
- Dry summer management - milking OAD or every 16 hours (1-33C)
- DairyNZ Farmwatch – Southland
- Southland Demonstration Farm
- Once-a-day milking in a dry summer
- Inside Dairy December 2011 - Waiting for Rain (see sidebar on page five for latest update on OAD in a dry summer)
- South Island Dairy Development Centre (SIDDC)
DairyNZ Dry Conditions email updates:
Register to receive DairyNZ Dry Conditions updates, with information and tools to help you manage your way through summer and the challenges they may bring. To register click here.
