Using minerals efficiently: Tsitsikamma dairy farm case study
A supply of nutrients and minerals to soils which is greater than the amount needed to maintain soil health and fertility actually endangers the soil and can negatively impact on surface and ground water sources.
Improving feed energy utlisation: Six years of data in the Tsitsikamma
Energy is imperative to growth and sustenance of all animals, and plays a major role in the production of milk by a dairy cow.
The hype around soil health
The challenge for farmers is sieving through all these techniques at their disposal and finding that one technique which they understand and identify with – one which is simple and informative enough for them that they would be able to use the results and implement directed management practices on their farm.
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