Deferred grazing for quality and rejuvenation

Farmers use deferred grazing to maintain pasture quality at farm-scale, rejuvenate pastures and to provide drought feed.

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

Presentation for Our Land and Water

Deferred Grazing and Regenerative Farming – Katherine Tozer, AgResearch
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.