Sustainable intensification of dairy production can reduce forest disturbance in Kenyan montane forests

In a four year grazing trial with dairy cows the application of 5000 kg lime/ ha (applied in two applications of 2500 kg/ha in winter of the first two years) significantly increased annual pasture production in two of the four years and dairy production in one year. In three of the four years lime significantly increased pasture growth over summer/autumn with concurrent increases in milk production. In the last year of the trial lime had little effect on pasture growth but a relatively large increase in milkfat production resulted. A higher incidence of grass staggers was recorded on the limed farmlets in spring for each of the four years. In the second spring immediately following the second application of lime significant depressions in both pasture and plasma magnesium levels were recorded. By the third spring differences in plasma magnesium levels were negligible but small depressions in herbage magnesium resulting from lime continued to the end of the trial. Lime significantly raised soil pH, Ca and Mg levels but had no effect on either soil K or P. As pH levels of the unlimed paddocks were low (5.2-5.4) in each autumn and soil moisture levels were increased by liming, these factors may suggest possible causes for the seasonality of the pasture response to lime

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THE SOIL PATTERN AND TRENDS IN WEST COAST AGRICULTURE SINCE 1964

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.1981.42.1577 ◽

1981 ◽

pp. 19-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D.B. Wright

Keyword(s):

West Coast ◽

Land Development ◽

Dairy Production ◽

Waste Land ◽

Development Costs ◽

Coastal Soils ◽

Physical Features ◽

Soil Pattern ◽

Great Scope

The physical features, climate and soils of the West Coast are described. Expansion since 1964 of dairy production, sheep and beef cattle numbers, and areas of improved grassland are highlighted, as is the role of the Crown in land development and settlement. While isolation and distance, development costs, river problems, and farmer attitude and knowledge are considered limitations, great scope exists for increased production by the adoption, of more intensive techniques, including horticulture on the best coastal soils, and by development of waste land.

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Effects of forest disturbance on the movement of ground-dwelling invertebrates

10.1603/ice.2016.112151 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Kayla I Perry

Keyword(s):

Forest Disturbance

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Attitude of Dairy Farmers Towards Cultivation of Green Fodder Crops in Bidar District of Karnataka

THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ◽

10.21887/ijvsbt.v12i3.7118 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Prakash Kumar Rathod

Keyword(s):

Attitude Scale ◽

Dairy Production ◽

Personal Interview ◽

Dairy Farmers ◽

Interview Method ◽

Ex Post ◽

Fodder Crops ◽

Ex Post Facto ◽

Medium Level ◽

Green Fodder

An ex-post-facto exploratory study was conducted to assess the attitude of dairy farmers towards cultivation of green fodder crops and constraints faced by them for fodder cultivation in Bidar district of Karnataka, India using an attitude scale through personal interview method. The study reported that majority of the respondents had medium level of favorable attitude towards green fodder cultivation and the variables education and scientific orientation of the farmers was found to be significantly correlated with attitude towards green fodder cultivation. The respondents perceived that non-availability of inputs and scarcity of water was the major constraints for cultivation of fodder in the study area. The study concluded that, there is a need to educate the farmers about green fodder cultivation and feeding through various extension approaches for improved dairy production in the study area.

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