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Willow Park Trust
 * Winter Grazing Plan
 * Farm Environment Plan

Willow Park Trust
 * Winter Grazing Plan
   
 * Farm Environment Plan
   
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WINTER GRAZING PLAN


Intensive Winter Grazing - Willow Park
Critical Source Area Management
Wet Weather Planning and Animal Welfare
Monitoring and Changes
Paddock Plans
Overview

INTENSIVE WINTER GRAZING - WILLOW PARK

Owners:
Ian Archibald Hurst, Gloria Faye Hurst, Geoffrey Ewen McPhailBanco Trustees Ltd,
Willowpark Trust,

Willow Park Trust, 

Private Bag 50060, 

Oamaru 9444


Person in Charge:
Paul Butson

Property Address and Legal Description:
641 Georgetown-Pukeuri Road,
Oamaru


SECS 100 103 PT SECS 13-18, 28-29, 32-33 BLK I PT SEC 105 BLK III PAPAKAIO SD
LOTS 1-2 DP 24519 SECS 1-2 SO 354959 LOTS 1-2 4 DP 6661 LOT 1 DP 25805 

Farm Size:
197.7ha

Total Wintering Area:
197.7ha

Maximum Annual Winter Grazing Area:
50ha

2023 Wintering Area:
2 paddocks totalling 6.77ha

Description:
Winter Grazing on fodder beet for mixed age dairy cows, dry stock and young
stock.

Soils
Mayfield and Timaru



CRITICAL SOURCE AREA MANAGEMENT

Critical Source Areas are areas that collect surface water and can transport
nutrients to waterways or groundwater. Critical Source Areas (CSA's) are marked
on the Winter Grazing Plans for each paddock.

 * Winter grazing does not occur in CSA's in wet conditions from 1 May to 30
   September each year - these areas are left in grass, and upper reaches grazed
   while dry or lifted rather than grazed.

 * A CSA is dry enough to graze when no pugging results.

 * Stock are excluded from CSA's with a buffer of 5m, or up to 20m if steep.
   These buffers may be in a grass paddock lower down the CSA and may be
   supplemented by a temporary bale detention dam.

 * Bales are placed on higher areas of crop paddocks away from CSA's in areas
   where tractors can safely access.

 * Slopes are grazed top to bottom toward CSA's and waterways if possible.

 * Winter grazing does not occur within 5m of any waterway, or 100m of a
   drinking water abstraction point. Any crop in these areas is lifted.

 * Backfences are used to protect previously grazed areas and they are replanted
   as early as practicable. 

 * Crops are sown along the contour where safe to do so.


WET WEATHER PLANNING AND ANIMAL WELFARE

 * During wet weather when the paddock is becoming pugged beyond ankle height
   stock are run off to a sacrifice paddock with a large break to minimise
   damage and this is typically next years crop paddock.

 * Pugged paddocks are renovated with full cultivation back to grass including
   ripping if necessary.

 * Stock are given extra feed in wet, snowy or cold conditions.

 * Bale positions are moved daily to leave straw beds for stock to lie on.

 * Stock are consciously monitored daily for animal health issues such as
   acidosis, lameness, mastitis, condition loss, slowness, bagging up or
   calving/lambing. These animals are monitored, treated and separated as
   required.

 * Transition (where relevant) typically begins with 30 minutes on the first
   week from first cow on to last cow off and increases 15 minutes increments.

 * A feed budget is used based on square metres and crop residual is monitored.




MONITORING AND CHANGES

The plan is monitored daily when shifting stock. Changes are made to this plan
as necessary and consent authority is notified. Version history is available.

This plan is reviewed annually and has been updated ahead of the 2024 season.



PADDOCK PLANS



OVERVIEW



 * There is a pond in the corner of the paddock which is protected by a 5m
   buffer which will be lifted rather than grazed.




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