Persistent Perennial Pastures for Dry Climates

Event date-time

Fri 20/8/10 9:00am

Host(s)

Euroa Grazing

Details

Demonstrating the productivity, persistence and profitability of five perennial pasture species in comparison to grazing crops and an unimproved control.

The five species include Landmaster phalaris, Yarck cocksfoot, Uplands cocksfoot, Flecha winter active tall fescue and Exceltas perennial brome.

Productivity is also being measured in Banquet ryegrass, annual ryegrass, chicory, forage brassicas and ryecorn in adjacent paddocks to the trial plots.  Plots are rotationally grazed with weaner steers and heifers and weight gains are being recorded.

For more information and pictures of the trial, see the newletters and reports at http://bestwoolbestlamb.com/item/euroa_grazing/

Where

Meet at John Kelly's farm, Heals Rd, Euroa finishing at Andrew Walta's farm in Longwood.

Contact

Kate Sargeant:

   0428 325 318

   (03) 5735 4352

   kate.sargeant@dpi.vic.gov.au