PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUEExpect showers in the milking shed if the cows have been eating plantain, a central Southland sharemilker warns. He added Ecotain environmental plantain seeds to the his regrassing programme about four years ago, introducing it to a mix of three types of clover and a perennial ryegrass. A diet including plantain made cows urinate more often. The Plantain Potency and Practice programme was designed to help dairy farmers meet environmental goals, government regulations and market expectations. The programme would use PGG Wrightson Seeds’ Ecotain environmental plantain, because it had already proven effectiveness, Dr Mackle said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 20, 2021 16:41 UTC