Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
The control of pasture quality over spring is central to the achievement of high levels of sheep performance on hill country. Despite this, with the exception of the work of Lambert et al. (2000), little is known about how farmers actually manage pasture quality. The purpose of this research was to describe how a high performing hill country farmer manages pasture quality on their sheep area over spring and from this develop a framework that will assist other farmers improve their pasture management.
Citation
Gray, D. I.; Reid, J. I.; Kemp, P. D.; Brookes, I. M.; Horne, D.; Kenyon, Paul R.; Matthew, C.; Morris, S. T.; and Valentine, I., "Management of Pasture Quality for Sheep on New Zealand Hill Country" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 28.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/28
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Management of Pasture Quality for Sheep on New Zealand Hill Country
The control of pasture quality over spring is central to the achievement of high levels of sheep performance on hill country. Despite this, with the exception of the work of Lambert et al. (2000), little is known about how farmers actually manage pasture quality. The purpose of this research was to describe how a high performing hill country farmer manages pasture quality on their sheep area over spring and from this develop a framework that will assist other farmers improve their pasture management.
