Forage Value Index Cameron Ludemann Forage Value Manager

Forage Value Index Cameron Ludemann Forage Value Manager

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index Identify forages that maximise farm profit

Region specific FVI

What you see www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

What you see www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

What you see www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

What you see www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

What you see www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

What you see • Most of the major seed companies contribute to development of FVI • But not all cultivars will be included in FVI because of lag period www. dairynzfvi. co. nz

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index Currently in FVI • Seasonal DM

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index • Seasonal DM • Quality • Persistence Future traits

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index • Quality – Metabolisable energy per kg DM – Quality trial at Lincoln ─ Energy trait into FVI in 2015/16 season for South Island – Soon: Quality trial at Scott Farm (Waikato) ─ Energy trait for upper North Island ~ Nov. 2016

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index • Persistence – What definition? – How to assess the value? – Tricky: it takes a long time to measure

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index • Cultivar Proving Scheme for DM production:

Cultivar Proving – On farm Cv A Cv B Cv C Cv D Farm 1 Farm 2 Farm 3 Farm n 10. 5 12. 4 15. 5 13. 0 14. 0 15. 5 17. 2 15. 9 12. 1 17. 6 14. 0 Farm 3 Pdk 18 Cultivar A Cultivar B Cultivar C Cultivar D

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index 1. www. dairynzfvi. co. nz 2. Currently: Seasonal DM yield 3. Still to come: – Energy concentration – Persistence

Dairy. NZ Forage Value Index • Questions?