Making the Dairy Industry More Environmentally Friendly

It was a soil bacteria course in New Zealand that convinced Reggie Davis to change his farming methods.

The fourth-generation Victorian dairy farmer had become increasingly concerned by the costs, chemicals and time involved in the use of nitrate fertilisers to maintain – what was considered to be – high-quality pasture for his dairy herd.

“I’ve always regarded myself as a progressive farmer, open to new ideas,” he says.

So when his dairy herd nutritionist mentioned that the US biological farming advocate Dr Arden Andersen was running a soil management course in New Zealand, Davis decided to go. He asked around to see if any neighbours might be interested. Within weeks, 40 other dairy farmers from Victoria’s south-west had signed up for Andersen’s course.

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/sep/23/greener-pastures-the-dairy-farmers-committed-to-sustainability

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