Deferred grazing for quality and rejuvenation

<p dir="ltr">Why do farmers use deferred grazing?</p><ul><li>Maintain pasture quality at farm-scale</li><li>Rejuvenate pastures</li></ul><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">Presented at Rahiri Farm Field Day</p>