Submission Draft Annual Plan 2014-15
We are pleased to provide these comments on your Draft Annual Plan. We are continuing to work in the community on grassroots activities to progress the knowledge and capabilities of farmers to benefit their own communities and to encourage strong and engaged rural communities ...
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Annual Report - April 2014
The Clutha Agricultural Development Board has released their 2014 Annual Report.
Topics include:
Chairman's Report
Report from the Project Manager
Land and Environment Plans
Have you been proactive with grass grub this year?
Trial shows probiotics can have a significant effect on the weight gain of dairy calves
AgResearch disappoints
40 years ... Read More
Trial shows benefits of probiotics for dairy calves
A trial of some 300 calves on three separate farms in the Clutha district last spring achieved huge progress in developing an understanding of the effects of a probiotic supplement on the weight gain of neo-natal calves according to a report just released by the Clutha Agricultural Development Board.
The report indicates that the fresh probiotic supplement ... Read More
Submission - Draft Annual Plan 2013-14
We are pleased to provide these comments on your Draft Annual Plan. We have been very pleased to work with and for the Council in recent years to advance the cause of strong rural communities and this is a goal that the Board aims to continue.
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CDC-Submission-Draft-Annual-Plan-May13.pdf
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Annual Report - March 2013
The Clutha Agricultural Development Board has released their 2013 Annual Report.
Topics include:
Chairman's Report
Report from the Project Manager
We have moved
Are microbes the next big thing?
Why the Ag. Board?
Clover Root Weevil
A selection of Ag. Board activities, research and
projects over the years
Headlines from 100 years ago
Other ... Read More
Probiotics and the health of dairy calves
Probiotics are seen in some quarters as the ‘next big thing’ to support sustainable farming practices and the Clutha Ag. Board’s latest project is currently testing their value to calves in their first few weeks of life on three farms in the Clutha district and some 300 calves.
According to the World Health Organisation, probiotics are ... Read More
New grass grub management programme begins
The Clutha Agricultural Development Board has begun work with AgResearch scientist Colin Ferguson on demonstrating to farmers the most up-to-date technologies to manage grass grubs on pastoral land in its latest Sustainable Farming Fund project.
Grass-grub is an intractable native pasture pest that causes significant production losses for sheep and beef ... Read More
Annual Report - April 2012
The Clutha Agricultural Development Board has released their 2012 Annual Report.
Topics include:
Chairman's Report
Report from the Project Manager
Thistle beetle hunting by the Californian thistle Action Group
Probiotics to improve animal health and economics at calving
Other Sustainable Farming Fund applications
Work alongside Beef + ... Read More