{"id":1145,"date":"2019-07-10T08:18:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T08:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1145"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:29:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T03:29:27","slug":"1145","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells   av-border-top-bottom  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  >\n<div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_two_third  avia-builder-el-first   \"  style='background: #4fb04f; vertical-align:top; padding:30px; background-color:#4fb04f; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><p><div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">First Sheep Performance<br \/>\n4WD Tour<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible fade-in av-styling-circle av-hover-grow av-hide-overflow   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1148 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1148 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg\" alt='Post quake farming sheep performance 4WD tour' title='sheep-performance-4wd-tour' height=\"883\" width=\"1817\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg 1817w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-1030x501.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-1500x729.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-705x343.jpg 705w, https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour-450x219.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1817px) 100vw, 1817px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_cell_one_third  avia-builder-el-last   \"  style='background: #f2f2f2; vertical-align:top; padding:30px; background-color:#f2f2f2; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><p><div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\">On our first sheep performance 4WD tour we had the expertise of Professor Paul Kenyon from the international sheep research centre at Massey University.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our group on this trip were all Inland Road farmers who intend to modify or invest in their sheep systems over the next couple of years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the two days we visited each of their farms and discussed system improvement. While it was very technically-focused the event was big on farmer-to-farmer learning, and taking things forward together as a group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Some key takes from the day included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Prioritise feeding of replacement ewes over terminals<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Put bank of feed into ewe lambs\/hoggets as you will get the benefit of this for five or six years<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">A very easy trap to get into is trying to do too much when things are going well and finishing lambs at the expense of future ewe performance. It is usually better to do a very good job of finishing replacements and growing out hoggets and 2-tooths really well, which in turn results in better growth rates of lambs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Really think about how you use rams. Talk to ram breeders \u2013 be aware that rams have weightings for different aspects of performance (potential to put increased emphasis on growth traits to weaning rather than aiming for further gains in reproductive performance).<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Consider using harnesses and split out ewes that get mated in the first two weeks. This sets everything up for optimal feeding right through to and including lambing.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Ram ratios can be as high as 1\/150 if mating on easy country; invest money saved on better rams.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Ewe hoggets need to be at least 65% of mature weight for breeding \u2013 but look for body fat as well as weight. Hogget lambing should always be a flexible policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Other tips from the expert:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">While chicory, red clover, lucerne etc. will give better quality than grass through summer and autumn, never graze these plants below 7cm, or persistence and future performance will suffer. Plantain will self-seed so will persist in a mixed forage situation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">There\u2019s no need to flush if ewes are in good condition. That said it is beneficial to flush ewes that are light.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Look at ways to improve the quality of herbage on the hill paddocks by using more legumes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Facial eczema is likely to spread as climate warms. Night time temperatures below 12 degrees will kill it. There are a lot of things people can do, but the long term solution is to use rams with resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Got a theme you\u2019d like to see in a 4WD tour? Tell us <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"mailto:postquakefarming@gmail.com\">postquakefarming@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Event ~ July 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[40,33],"portfolio_entries":[36],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Past Event ~ July 2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Post Quake Farming\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/postquakefarming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-12T03:29:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1817\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"883\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/\",\"name\":\"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-10T08:18:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-12T03:29:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg\",\"width\":1817,\"height\":883,\"caption\":\"Post quake farming sheep performance 4WD tour\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/\",\"name\":\"Post Quake Farming\",\"description\":\"Post Quake Farming in the Hurunui, Kaik\u014dura and Marlborough regions\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Post Quake Farming\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Post-Quake-Farming-col-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Post-Quake-Farming-col-2.png\",\"width\":2360,\"height\":1956,\"caption\":\"Post Quake Farming\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/postquakefarming\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming","og_description":"Past Event ~ July 2019","og_url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/","og_site_name":"Post Quake Farming","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/postquakefarming\/","article_modified_time":"2023-01-12T03:29:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1817,"height":883,"url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/","url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/","name":"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour - Post Quake Farming","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg","datePublished":"2019-07-10T08:18:20+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-12T03:29:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheep-performance-4wd-tour.jpg","width":1817,"height":883,"caption":"Post quake farming sheep performance 4WD tour"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/portfolio-item\/1145\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"First Sheep Performance 4WD Tour"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#website","url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/","name":"Post Quake Farming","description":"Post Quake Farming in the Hurunui, Kaik\u014dura and Marlborough regions","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#organization","name":"Post Quake Farming","url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Post-Quake-Farming-col-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Post-Quake-Farming-col-2.png","width":2360,"height":1956,"caption":"Post Quake Farming"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/postquakefarming\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2035,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1145\/revisions\/2035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postquakefarming.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}