The vast majority of this additional demand will be met by the home-grown fodder that is abundant in eastern Australia. Pastures have dried off and silage bales and pits are being fed out for the ...

The window to frost-seed opens soon. Adding diversity to a pasture can make it more productive than growing tall fescue alone. Diversity can also aid in reducing or diluting the effects of fescue ...

Vetch, the pasture legume that filled a role as the main pulse phase in farming systems in low rainfall areas of southern Australia for many years, has fallen out of favour with some producers in ...

Frosty mornings have combined with low rainfall, leaving grass pastures lacking the growth needed for milking cows. Many dairy and beef producers have ample volumes of hay and silage from their ...

As we sneak into 2008, we find that we have many fields full of good winter pastures and clovers. Anytime we get a few warm days and the temperatures are over 50 degrees, these plants will start to ...