Perennial pastures are valuable to any farm operation and they took a lot of time, effort and money to put in, said Dirk Philipp, associate professor of animal science and forage researcher for the ...

Research shows perennial grasses have the potential to improve productivity on farms in South Australia's upper south-east. The South Australian Research and Development Institute has been conducting ...

Choosing the right grass is crucial to raising the highest quality livestock. What is the best grass for cattle grazing? Learn about types of grass, growing habits, and how to select the right grass ...

A pasture is defined as “land covered with grass and other low plant suitable for grazing animals.” Once established, it gets thicker and lusher every year, reducing erosion, mud and dust while ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 202, No. 1 (May (I) 1998), pp. 117-124 (8 pages) The effect of different frequencies of defoliation on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) colonization and external hyphae ...

If you want your kids to grow up with organic gardens, chickens, livestock and a feel for agriculture, consider planting a pasture. It’s the age-old farmer’s carpet that stands up to all sorts of ...

Notman Pasture Seeds managing director Peter Notman said the amount of seed his business had sold was similar to last year but a larger percentage of farmers were planting more perennials as a pasture ...

Horses in less temperate zones may get some extra grazing. A new study shows warm-season annual grasses have good potential for use in horse pastures. When you picture a horse, you may imagine it ...

While summer may be over and the main grazing season concluded, the fall is one of the best times of the year to evaluate the condition of pasture and complete some pasture management tasks. Time ...

CULTIVATED, dry-land pastures of good indigenous grazing grasses are a means to intensify production and to survive droughts. Grass pastures can be used for grazing or to make hay. Hay can be ...