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Canterbury - Mendip Hills Station

"Making the Difference" is the catch phrase for the Deer Indsutry Focus Farms project.

Overview of the property
The next Focus Farm Field Day:
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Overview of the property

Farm: Mendip Hills Station

Farmers: Simon and Miesha Lee

Facilitator: Peter Bradley (Macfarlane Rural Business)

The next Focus Farm Field Day:

Wednesday 12th May, 2010

Theme: "Making the Most of Winter Feed"

11.00am Start
Welcome (Simon & Meshia Lee)
General Catchup (Peter Bradley)

11.20am – 2.30pm Property Tour

Bottom Deer Unit:
Analysis of winter feed crops:
Fodderbeet, winter Rape and Turnips (James White - Seedforce)

Farmers prospective of feeding Fodderbeet (Donald Hudson)

Bottom Leader:
Update on change of stock policy for the sheep and cattle (Simon Lee)

Pros and cons of using Ovastim on 4 tooth ewes
(North Canterbury Vet Club)

2:30 - 3:00pm Lunch on the hill (b.y.o.)
Update weaning weights
Workshop on should the hinds be rotational
grazed this winter or set stocked (Simon Lee)

Farmers Prospective (Peter Atkin - Landcorp)

3.00pm Back to Woolshed

Update weights and recording of this years weaners at Mendip and Mendip’s finishing farm (Gallagher)

Preview to book release on farmers manual of Johne’s control (Jaimie Hunnam - Project manager for Johne's Management Ltd)

4.00pm Finish

Refreshments and barbeque kindly provided by:
Canterbury Branch NZDFA
Mountain River

For more information, please contact:
Peter Bradley, Facilitator, Macfarlane Rural Business, 0276491107, peter@mrb.co.nz

Field day handouts

21 May 2009 (1135KB)

19 February 2009 (299KB)

Field day presentations

Newsletters

#13 - April 2010 (84KB)

#12 - February 2010 (123KB)

#11 - December 2009 (90KB)

#10 - October 2009 (90KB)

#9 - August 2009 (164KB)

#8 - July 2009 (81KB)

#7 - May 2009 (95KB)

#6 - March 2009 (83KB)

#5 - January 2009 (77KB)