Deferred grazing for quality and rejuvenation
Why do farmers use deferred grazing?
- Maintain pasture quality at farm-scale
- Rejuvenate pastures
How do you do it?
- Exclude stock 12-16 weeks: November – February
- Up to 10-15% of farm depending on the farm / year
- Allow desirable perennial species to set and drop seed
- Aim for about 50% utilisation when grazing deferred pasture at end of summer
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- English
Does this contain Māori information or data?
- No
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