Subtropical Pastures Update

On the agenda
John Francis (Agrista): 9am – 9:45am (followed by questions)
John will discuss the value of sub-tropical pastures to a production system, management to achieve high growth rates and the addition of sub-clover to support production.

Morning tea: 10am – 10:15am)
Break for morning tea and walk out to the paddock.

Producer pasture experience and field walk: 10:15am – 12pm
Steven Scott and Neale Terlich (Scotts Angus)
Andrew Hunter (Hills Park)

Hear from landholders on their experience regarding establishment, how to add and establish clover, what to prevent to ensure success and more!

Some seating will be provided for the talks, however, to guarantee a chair please BYO.

The MLA-funded PDS project Testing Tropicals – NSW Southern Slopes aims to demonstrate the benefits of tropical and sub-tropical pasture species in production systems of the southern slopes of NSW, to fill summer feed gaps and determine what management adaptations need to be made to successfully incorporate these species into southern grazing systems.