Research Fund
A research fund is available for research into topical issues in South Island dairying.  SIDE has provided financial support for numerous projects and encourages applications from students or scientists.
Download an application form here  (to come)

SIDE Funded Research & Projects

Dairy Support Land Project
Project team leader - Richard Christie (SIDDC)

The South Island Dairy Lameness Project
Project team leader - Jim Gibbs (Lincoln University)

Dairy Runoff Management & Profitability
Project team leader - Brendan Richards (student, Lincoln University)

Dairy Farm Reproductive Management in the Absence of Induced Parturition
Project team leader - Anna Paton (student, Lincoln University)
See also: K. Woodford Paper

Pasture Analysis to Investigate Spring Milk Production Dip at LUDF
Project team leader - Richard Dewhirst (Lincoln University)

Total Productivity Factors
Project team leader - Adam McCall (student, Lincoln University)

Effluent Irrigator Audit Project
Project team leader - Debbie Care

Southland Demonstration Farm - Future Proofing Southland Dairy Farm Systems
Project team leader - Alex Hunter (Southland Demonstration Farm)

Shorter Milking Times
Project team leader - Jenny Jago (DairyNZ)

West Coast Monitor Farms
Project team leader - Michael Hart (West Coast Focus Farm Advisory Board)

Reproductive Performance in Large Herds
Project team leader - Chris Burke (DairyNZ)

Assessment of Nitrogen Uptake of 16 Pasture Grass Species Under High N Loading
Project team leader - Jim Moir (Lincoln University)

Nitrogen Fixation and Performance of White Clover in the Presence of Clover Root Weevil
Project team leader - Mark McNeill (AgResearch)

Winter Feeding Systems for Southland's Burgeoning Dairy Industry
Project team leader - Dawn Dalley (DairyNZ)