Farm Source Seasonal Focus: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Farm Source Focus, created as a way to share knowledge and advice on the season ahead. Where vets, agronomists, vendor reps, our team of TSRs and sustainable dairy advisors but most importantly fellow farmers share their insights in an easily digestible way.
Help your cows manage heat stress and maintain production. Technical Sales Representative Dilbir Singh and Casey Edgecumbe from Agricom share tips on which feeds can benefit your cows during the warmer months, as well as how to feed them to optimise their value.
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Join Brent Spencer, National Milk Quality Manager at Farm Source, and Rebecca White, Australasian Sales Manager from Skellerup, while we dive into practical best practices for ensuring milk quality during the challenging summer months.
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Improving pasture planning and including clover can boost utilisation, milk solids & farm efficiency. Listen in with Techincal Ag Specialist Russell, and Agricom's, Allister (Al) for expert tips in getting more out of your pasture.
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Join Jarno, Farm Source Technical Ag Specialist, and Wade, Pioneer Farm Systems Manager, as they catch up on the benefits of Maize and how it can work for your farm system.
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Join us for a conversation with Farm Source Milk Programme Lead, Daniel Heine and FIL National Sales Manager and industry veteran Colin May on managing your udder health through the start of the season, and the greater impact this has on somatic cell count (SCC).
We discuss common misconceptions about SCC and milk quality, teat care through the season and what you can do at the start of the season to set your herd up for success. This session was recorded in 2022 as part of a live farmer Q&A series.
In this episode we are joined by Ian Tarbotton, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Science Extension Manager and Neville Knight, Farm Source Southland Technical Sales Rep to discuss the details on soil health and the Soil Health Check now available through Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
In this episode we sit down with Farm Source Environment Programme Lead Kirsti Lovie to discuss the updates to the latest Farm Insights Report and how farmers can use their report on-farm.
In this episode we talk to Dr Charlotte Westwood, veterinary nutritionist based with the PGG Wrightson Seeds team at Kimihia Research Centre, Canterbury, about the results from some recent Waikato research comparing milk response to different crop types.
In this episode we talk to Manawatu farmer Mike Collis about his experience using AgriSea biostimulants in a conventional farming system, how he uses it to meet his productivity and profitability goals.
Join us for a conversation with Farm Source Canterbury Technical Ag Specialist Russell Hamilton and Barenbrug’s Agronomy Specialist Jen Corkran on the merits of farm grown feed.
Tune in to hear from Pioneer Brand Products Farm System Manager Wade Bell and Farm Source Waikato Technical Ag Specialist Jarno Sammet on why maize is the crop of choice for many farmers across the country – and not just in the Waikato!
Find out how you can drive productivity and profitability by using seaweed based products on your farm. Clare Bradley, Science Research and Development General Manager at AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd talks to our Farm Source Focus host Sarah Perriam about AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd Dairy Farm Nutrition which is now available at Farm Source.
Michael Shallcrass Fonterra Senior Veterinary Manager, explains how cattle gets worm burden what cows are most susceptible and why it’s too late to start thinking about treating it when clinical symptoms are being presented.
Michael Shallcrass Fonterra Senior Veterinary Manager, talks through how the focus should be on minimising parasites on pasture and on reducing the amount of infective larvae your cows are ingesting. Michael also shares has some tips for steps you can take to help you with these.
Veterinarian and Head of VetEnt Research Emma Cuttance explains what Facial Eczema actually is and how the name Facial Eczema is very misleading.
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Farm Source Technical Sales Representative Nick Anderson explains the different application methods for administering zinc as a preventative measure against Facial Eczema.
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Veterinarian and Head of VetEnt Research Emma Cuttance, explains the subclinical symptoms of Facial Eczema and how it can effect milk production.
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Julene Fisher talks about how her farm was affected by this debilitating disease and how she took action and now uses Time Capsules as a preventative measure.
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