Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - Native plants as alternative forages

09/03/2023 9 min Episodio 154
Breakfeed: Hill Country Futures - Native plants as alternative forages

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Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Dr. James Millner (Massey University) talks about assessing native shrubs as an alternative forage for sheep and beef cattle as part of the Hill Country Futures Partnership programme. Hill Country Futures was a long-term $8.1m programme focused on future proofing the profitability, sustainability and wellbeing of New Zealand’s hill country farmers, their farm systems, the environment and rural communities. For more information: https://www.hillcountryfutures.co.nz/