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Mark Tupman replied to the discussion Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs in the forum Grazing Management 8 months ago
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Hi Vanessa,
Yes, it is quite hard to source such mixes ready made. We get custom mixes like this one made up for clients in bulk through Nutrien Ag/Bells but the order has to be over 500kg.
The goodies mix makes for a good base and yes, adding some of the other species mentioned and some clover is a good idea.
The thing is, most types of seed…
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Vanessa Kirley replied to the discussion Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs in the forum Grazing Management 8 months ago
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Thanks for posting this Mark. I saw this slide of the annual mix cover crop at the Warren Ag Show presentation. Where would this type of mix be sourced from? Is it a case of having to purchase all of the seed types individually? I have found one provider of locally grown seeds (Goodies Farm) who coat their seeds in Rhizobia & Vermicast but…
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Mark Tupman started the discussion Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs in the forum Grazing Management 8 months ago
Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
We’re at that time of year where many farmers are thinking about seeding pastures.
One of the hot topics lately has been around the use of multi species cover crops in grazing operations.
The issue is that many of the species used in cover crop mixes are not very graze tolerant and they must be allowed to reach the latter stages of maturity if…
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Mark Tupman posted an update in the group
Grazing Management 10 months ago10 months ago (edited)
I did a lot of trials with grazing last year while I was doing the Jaime Elizondo total grazing course and I wanted to share an observation re grazing annual species in a Mediterranean environment.
What I noticed is that the animals happily grazed most of the vegetative forage early in the season, but were prone to scours etc. so did better…
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So you mean that mid growing season mob should be eating down to past golfball height & not returning until well past beer can height .. assuming mob density is at the right level for an even graze.??
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Probably not lower than golfball but, depending on the plant species, heights above a beer can 🙂
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Mark Tupman posted an update in the group
Grazing Management 11 months ago11 months ago (edited)
I recently signed up to the stockman grass farmer mailing list.
They put out some great info for livestock farmers.
The article in this edition by Steve Kenyon gets right into some of the subject matter we’ve been discussing in this group. Well worth a read.
https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/profile
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Carl Smith replied to the discussion Regen Dairy Farming in the forum Grazing Management 11 months ago
Actually a mate of mine worked for Abron for a while (before the big dairy recession in 2012 when prices fell through the floor
They were doing amazing things with Humates etc
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Carl Smith replied to the discussion Regen Dairy Farming in the forum Grazing Management 11 months ago
Cheers, Steve.
Thanks for the info, I feel that dairy farming will be the most interesting in HM and Regen farming.
We were always so focused on keeping the grass in a growing state, never letting the pasture mature even in silage of hay making.
High N input instead of growing clover
Many thanks.
Carl
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Steve Slape replied to the discussion Regen Dairy Farming in the forum Grazing Management 11 months ago
Hi Carl
Andrew Angelino would be one fella worth tracking down he’s in Mount Gambier SA on the edge of the limestone trending towards volcanic soils gone from fortnightly N application to growing soil in an organic biological system has come a long way since this article was written years ago but it’s about all I could find.
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blog.nutri-tech.com.au
Dairy Farmers Discover a New Way
It is amazing to witness the positive impact one group can have on an industry. Recently we have seen a flood of interest from the Tasmanian and Victorian dairy industries. In fact we have recently conducted two, well-attended four-day Certificate … Continue reading
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Carl Smith replied to the discussion Regen Dairy Farming in the forum Grazing Management 11 months ago
Hey Tibby,
Oh nice, thanks, Will defo look up and touch base with, it is a very exciting space.
Cheers,
Carl
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Tibby Tuckett replied to the discussion Regen Dairy Farming in the forum Grazing Management 11 months ago
Hey Carl,
I know Cheeky Cow are regenerative dairy producers, based down in Busselton. They have multiple stockists, including Dirty Clean Food who are a regenerative food delivery service/food brand of Wide Open Agriculture.
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