Download Trends in NZ Dairy Cow Feeds: An update of feed volumes consumed nationally and regionally from 1990-91 to 2022-23

This report provides a summary of the trends in forage crop and supplementary feed use on New Zealand dairy farms from 1990-91 to 2022-23, with forecast values for 2023-24. In addition to national annual totals, this study estimates the type and quantity of feed eaten in each of the eight New Zealand regions as well as an estimate of the month the supplementary feed is consumed. This report updates the 2019 report by Newman and Davidson.