West Coast Monitor Farm

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West Coast Monitor Farm Project

The key objectives of this project are to:

Develop a database of reliable pasture growth rates for 4 dairying regions on the West Coast.
Demonstrate the benefits of regular monitoring and feed wedge development on day to day and strategic decision making
Develop a database of seasonal pasture quality and its relationship to farm management decisions.

Expected outcomes of this project

Benefit

Increased awareness by farmers of the benefits of regular pasture monitoring and the impact that this can have on there dairy business. Demonstration of the monitor farms physical and financial performance through utilizing DairyBase reports. The West Coast will now have robust results on farm performance that can be accessed by NZ farmers and this will benefit in future West Coast investment and development.