After some rain, soil moisture is very good. Average graze rest time for the whole farm is 33 days, ranging from 32 to 35 days. Paddock 16 is about to be grazed, is now 32 days rested, and has 2.3 leaves regrown (an average leaf appearance rate of 13.9 days). It has 1,000 kg DM/ha grass available, assessed by eye, a growth rate of 31 kg DM/ha/day.MDF Fortnightly Update 494 2019-05-10
Dairy Research Farm demonstrating best management practice
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The Macalister Research Farm, known as the Macalister Demonstration Farm since 2008, is a farmer-owned co-operative that was established on April 13th 1960. The brief was to acquire a commercial dairy farm on which systems of farming that had the … Read More