Pastures and rangelands

Northern Tablelands

The following pasture mixtures are a guide for various locations and soil types. Modifications may be necessary according to local conditions and requirements.

High Rainfall Areas (800mm + and above 800 m altitude)

Basalt soil	Seed sowing rate
Fescue Phalaris Perennial Ryegrass White Clover Options Red clover, Chicory, Plantain, Lucerne Birdsfoot trefoil	8 � 10 kg/ha 2-3 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha
Granite or Trap soil	Seed sowing rate
Fescue Cocksfoot Perennial Ryegrass White Clover Options Red clover, plantain, lotus (above 900mm rainfall), sub clover,	6-8 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha

Medium Rainfall Areas (600 � 800mm and 700 � 800 m altitude)

Basalt soil	Seed sowing rate
Fescue Phalaris White Clover Lucerne Options Sub Clover	4-6 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha
Granite or Trap soil	Seed sowing rate
Fescue Cocksfoot White Clover Sub Clover Options Red clover, Biserrula	4-6 kg/ha 2-3 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha

Basalt soil

Seed sowing rate

Fescue
Phalaris
White Clover
Lucerne
Options
Sub Clover

4-6 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha
1-2 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha

2-4 kg/ha

Granite or Trap soil

Seed sowing rate

Fescue
Cocksfoot
White Clover
Sub Clover
Options
Red clover, Biserrula

4-6 kg/ha
2-3 kg/ha
1-2 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha

Low Rainfall (less than 600mm and below 750 m altitude)

Low Fertility	Seed sowing rate
Digit grass Rhodes grass Options Forest Bluegrass Lovegrass (Consol)* Biserrula Sub Clover White Clover * in some local Council areas of the Northern Tablelands it is illegal to plant	3-4 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha 4 kg/ha 0.5 kg/ha
High Fertility	Seed sowing rate
Floren Bluegrass Bambatsi Panic Purple pigeon grass Lucerne Options Panic Vetch, Arrowleaf clover, white clover, sub clover, serradella	2-4 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha 2-4 kg/ha

Low Fertility

Seed sowing rate

Digit grass
Rhodes grass
Options
Forest Bluegrass
Lovegrass (Consol)*
Biserrula
Sub Clover
White Clover
* in some local Council areas of the Northern Tablelands it is illegal to plant

3-4 kg/ha
1-2 kg/ha

4 kg/ha
0.5 kg/ha

High Fertility

Seed sowing rate

Floren Bluegrass
Bambatsi Panic
Purple pigeon grass
Lucerne
Options
Panic
Vetch, Arrowleaf clover, white clover, sub clover, serradella

2-4 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha

High Rainfall (above 800mm and below 750m elevation)

Low to Medium Fertility	Seed sowing rate
Digit grass Rhodes grass Roundleaf Cassia Options Kikuyu Atro,	2-3 kg/ha 1-2 kg/ha

Wet /swampy areas

	Seed sowing rate
Lotus (Maku may be unavailable) Strawberry clover Fescue Options Paspalum Perennial ryegrass White clover	0.5-2 kg/ha 1-4 kg/ha 8-10 kg/ha

Salty areas

Seed sowing rate

Puccinellia
Options
Tall Wheat grass
Paspalum
Strawberry clover

3 kg/ha

6-10 kg/ha
2-4 kg/ha

Short Term Pasture (above 800 mm)

High Fertility	Seed sowing rate
Perennial Hybrids/ Italian type Ryegrass Red Clover Options White Clover� Chicory	10-15 kg/ha 4 kg/ha