Reducing nitrogen losses in Canterbury | Ep. 63

Canterbury sharemilker Glenn Jones joins us to talk about the options he’s used to reduce nitrogen losses on-farm. He discusses how successful it’s been, the challenges he’s faced along the way, what he’s learned, and his advice for other farmers. Glenn was one of the partner farmers in a DairyNZ project set up to help dairy farmers in the Selwyn catchment reduce their nitrogen losses by 30%, while maintaining profitability.

Notes
Selwyn and Hinds - Meeting a Sustainable Future - DairyNZ 

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Chapters

• 1:44 Glenn introduces himself
• 2:53 Responding to the drop in milk price
• 3:46 Big target, short timeframe
• 4:15 The main causes of N losses
• 6:33 Figuring out how to lower N losses
• 7:44 Challenges in implementing the solutions
• 9:23 Being open to feedback
• 10:09 Any surprises?
• 10:31 Advice: "Put your hand up"
• 11:06 Benefits to the wider catchment
• 11:57 Different farm, same approach to reducing N losses
• 13:33 One thing Glenn loves about the dairy sector
• 13:51 One thing dairying's given Glenn and family
• 14:26 One thing he'd like non-farmers to know about dairying