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The grazier's guide to pastures

Sowing and managing profitable pastures in the Central and Southern Tablelands, Monaro, and Upper South-West Slopes of New South Wales

Cover of 'Grazier's guide to pastures'When pastures are well matched to soils, aspect, topography, climate and livestock enterprise they have the potential to support high levels of livestock production, provided they are well managed. Well-managed perennial pastures provide good ground cover which, in turn, reduces various forms of soil degradation (soil acidification, rising water tables and dryland salinisation). These well-managed pastures can also limit nutrient run-off into streams, weed invasion, increase beneficial soil micro-organisms, and improve soil structure, pasture composition and fertility.

Perennial pastures are the basis of both sustainable and efficient livestock production in this region. The aim of this publication is to provide information to help producers select the right pasture development options and suitable species for their locality, enterprise and paddock based on whole-farm strategies.

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Grazier's guide to pastures - section 1 (PDF file)
Preliminary pages
Photographs of selected pasture plants
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction		 650k
Grazier's guide to pastures - section 2 (PDF file)
Chapter 2 - The area
Chapter 3 - Climate of the region		 517k
Grazier's guide to pastures - section 3 (PDF file)
Chapter 4 - Soils of the region
Chapter 5 - Pasture elements
Chapter 6 - Sustainable pasture development
Chapter 7 - Native and naturalised pastures
Chapter 8 - Introduced pasture species		 590k
Grazier's guide to pastures - section 4 (PDF file)
Chapter 9 - Pastures for specific situations
Chapter 10 - Pasture establishment
Chapter 11 - Fertilisers for pastures
Chapter 12 - Grazing management		 662k
Grazier's guide to pastures - section 5 (PDF file)
Chapter 13 - Matching pastures and livestock requirements
Chapter 14 - Weed and pest control
Chapter 15 - Economics of sowing pastures
Chapter 16 - Cropping in the region
Glossary		 545k
  • Native pastures & native grasses
  • Pasture establishment
  • Pasture management
  • Pasture species & varieties
  • Rangelands
  • Silage and hay
  • Suggested pasture mixtures for different areas of NSW
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