Managing perennial pastures in the spring and summer after planting is critical to ensure good survival and improve the ability of your new plants to compete against any weeds. Once your grasses are 10 to 15 cm tall and cannot easily be pulled out, a quick grazing when growing conditions are good will encourage tillering and root development. It is...

The MLA "Perennial pastures in a variable climate" PDS continues to demonstrate the benefit of a two-month fallow prior to planting. Plant counts carried out in February, unfortunately, showed that many plots in paddock A have very few of the desirable species growing. However, there are a significant number of perennial plants still growing in all...

This year we will plant the other two paddocks at the Gippy Ag Research Farm as part of our MLA producer demonstration site. We are hoping to show the benefits of increased weed control when planting perennial pastures, with control methods targeting both annual ryegrass and summer weeds. This paddock was worked about the same time that paddocks A ...