Deferred grazing for quality and rejuvenation

<p dir="ltr">Farmers use deferred grazing to maintain pasture quality at farm-scale, rejuvenate pastures and to provide drought feed.</p><p dir="ltr">How do you do it?</p><ul><li>Exclude stock 12-16 weeks: November – February</li><li>Up to 10-15% of farm depending on the farm / year</li><li>Allow desirable perennial species to set and drop seed</li><li>Aim for about 50% utilisation when grazing deferred pasture at end of summer</li></ul><p dir="ltr">Presentation for Our Land and Water</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Deferred Grazing and Regenerative Farming</b> – Katherine Tozer, <i>AgResearch</i><br>Katherine Tozer has worked on a variety of projects in the deferred grazing & regenerative space including looking at the effects of meat taste, summer forage options and how deferred grazing could offer pasture improvement and management advantages.</p>