Rotorua farm owner Steve Holdem joins us to share his experience with Ecotain plantain: what’s worked well, what he and wife Paula have learned about maintaining it, and how it’s saving them from reducing their stocking numbers.
Also on the podcast is DairyNZ’s Kate Fransen, who’ll give a clear overview of what a decade’s research has taught us about plantain. New results show even better than expected leaching reductions can be achieved.
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Additional resources
Inside Dairy June-July 2023
PDF DairyNZ Corporate 5.7 MB
Inside Dairy has info on using genetics to reduce non-replacements, maximising calf care, farmer wellbeing, and the latest plantain research success.
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