RespondBio has been working closely with Jeff
Brown, Senior Environmental Scientist at Fonterra,
to conduct trials at the dairy co-operative’s trial
farm in the Manawatū.
RespondBio’s founder, Dugald Hamilton, has worked
with Jeff for over four years on trials – starting small
and developing to larger scale based on promising
early results.
“Results are showing that it works,
and the trial results are repeatable.”
Dugald Hamilton RespondBio Founder
On-farm trials have investigated the effect of the
RespondBio system on dry matter production,
nitrogen and phosphorous uptake, and pasture
acceptability to grazing dairy cows.
Dry matter production is an essential parameter for
on-farm productivity, and the level of nitrogen and
phosphorous uptake of the pasture is a valuable
measure of its ability to optimise farm nutrient use
and manage waste-water irrigation effectively.
Recently published results (links provided >) clearly demonstrate substantial improvements in dry matter production and a much higher uptake of nitrogen and phosphorous using the RespondBio system with specially developed multispecies pastures, compared with control pastures.
The next stage of work could be diet studies, feeding the pasture to cows and measuring milk production. “Anecdotally, we are seeing an increase in milk production from trials elsewhere” says Jeff.
“With farm input costs continuing to rise and
compliance pressures increasing, we’re thrilled to be able to offer farmers a credible option for improving productivity and reducing their environmental footprint” says Dugald. “The RespondBio system aims to allow farmers to reduce fertiliser use and associated emissions, to improve water quality, and most importantly to improve productivity”.
RespondBio has been working closely with Jeff Brown, Senior Environmental Scientist at Fonterra, to conduct trials at the dairy co-operative’s trial farm in the Manawatū. RespondBio’s founder, Dugald Hamilton, has worked with Jeff for over four years on trials – starting small and developing to larger scale based on promising early results.
“Results are showing that it works, and the trial results are repeatable.”
Dugald Hamilton RespondBio Founder
On-farm trials have investigated the effect of the RespondBio system on dry matter production, nitrogen and phosphorous uptake, and pasture
acceptability to grazing dairy cows.
Dry matter production is an essential parameter for on-farm productivity, and the level of nitrogen and phosphorous uptake of the pasture is a valuable measure of its ability to optimise farm nutrient use and manage waste-water irrigation effectively.
Recently published results (links provided >) clearly demonstrate substantial improvements in dry matter production and a much higher uptake of nitrogen and phosphorous using the RespondBio system with specially developed multispecies pastures, compared with control pastures.
The next stage of work could be diet studies, feeding the pasture to cows and measuring milk production. “Anecdotally, we are seeing an increase in milk production from trials elsewhere” says Jeff.
“With farm input costs continuing to rise and compliance pressures increasing, we’re thrilled to be able to offer farmers a credible option for improving productivity and reducing their environmental footprint” says Dugald. “The RespondBio system aims to allow farmers to reduce fertiliser use and associated emissions, to improve water quality, and most importantly to improve productivity”.
RespondBio has been working closely with Jeff Brown, Senior Environmental Scientist at Fonterra, to conduct trials at the dairy co-operative’s trial farm in the Manawatū. RespondBio’s founder, Dugald Hamilton, has worked with Jeff for over four years on trials – starting small and developing to larger scale based on promising early results.
“Results are showing that it works, and the trial results are repeatable.”
Dugald Hamilton RespondBio Founder
On-farm trials have investigated the effect of the RespondBio system on dry matter production, nitrogen and phosphorous uptake, and pasture acceptability to grazing dairy cows. Dry matter production is an essential parameter for on-farm productivity, and the level of nitrogen and phosphorous uptake of the pasture is a valuable measure of its ability to optimise farm nutrient use and manage waste-water irrigation effectively.
Recently published results (links provided >) clearly demonstrate substantial improvements in dry matter production and a much higher uptake of nitrogen and phosphorous using the RespondBio system with specially developed multispecies pastures, compared with control pastures.
RespondBio has been working closely with Jeff Brown, Senior Environmental Scientist at Fonterra, to conduct trials at the dairy co-operative’s trial farm in the Manawatū.
RespondBio’s founder, Dugald Hamilton, has worked with Jeff for over four years on trials – starting small and developing to larger scale based on promising early results.“ Results are showing that it works, and the trial results are repeatable.”Dugald Hamilton RespondBio Founder
On-farm trials have investigated the effect of theRespondBio system on dry matter production,nitrogen and phosphorous uptake, and pastureacceptability to grazing dairy cows.Dry matter production is an essential parameter foron-farm productivity, and the level of nitrogen andphosphorous uptake of the pasture is a valuablemeasure of its ability to optimise farm nutrient useand manage waste-water irrigation effectively.
