Dear Richard,
Many soils in Japan are similar to ours. They have volcanic and
peats, but seldom use enough lime, partly because it is sold in bags
at many times the price of ours in bulk.
I have been there five times for Gallagher in the early 80s.
Do you have or want an agent there?
Their main grasses are cocksfoot and Italian ryegrasses. Clovers are
not used enough. Low pH's don't help and allowing the grasses to get
too long make it worse for clovers.
Apart from a few farmers I got grazing, their grazing management is
non-existent.
They have followed the USA.
>Hi Natalia, Sounds like a great trip! But aren't your climate and soil types
>different from NZ? Dick Conklin ps: How about a US grazier joining you for
>that '3rd opinion'?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Natalia Roschina" <natalianz@hotmail.com>
>To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
>Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:49 AM
>Subject: [Graze-l] [OT] Visiting NZ this June
>
>
>> Hello graziers,
>>
>> Hope everyone is well. Apologies for off-topic. Just to let Kiwis who
>know
>> me know I will be in NZ June 14-21 travelling with my Japanese client, who
>> is studying dairy goat farming and gardens, planning to start his farm
>very
>> soon.
>>
>> June 14-15 visiting dairy goat farms in Auckland-Hamilton area (if you
>want
>> us to visit your farm, please email me ASAP)
>> June 16-19 attending the Agricultural Fieldays
>> June 17 attending NZ Agritech breakfast and dinner
>> June 19 (evn) fly to Wellington
>> June 20 attending Wellington Food Fair, where I will definitely be around
>> lunch time
>> June 20 (evn) leave WGTN for Auckland
>> June 21 8:30am back to Japan
>>
>> You can get my mobile phone number from Omega rental cars in Auckland, or
>> get it from the international centre/media centre at the Fieldays, in case
>> you want to catch up. If you want anything from Japan, email me ASAP.
>>
>> Hope to see some of you in NZ.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Natalia Roschina
>> Hokkaido, Japan
>> www.AGRIBUSINESS-for-all.com
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Best wishes,
Vaughan Jones
