Educator Mark Tupman
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Reply to Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions
Good question Kate! I wish there was an easy answer :-/
Adequate recovery is not as important for annual species because, let’s face it, they are only around for a short time anyway.
We do however want to get as much good forage out of them as we can in a season and hopefully build some soil too, through good root development and… Read more
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Reply to Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions
I think cocksfoot and prairie grass would be a good perennial species to try and get going on pastures here.
The tricky thing is establishing them.
The main obstacle, besides our infertile, sandy soils and dry summers :-/ is that common grazing practices have to be changed. Most perennials need a longer period of time for establishment…
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Mark Tupman posted a new post. a year ago
Winter Induced Nitrogen DeficiencyAt this time of year crops and pastures are prone to nitrogen deficiency. This happens because the biological activity behind processes such as nitrogen fixation,…
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This is great info Mark. We put out a foliar onto one of our paddocks on the weekend so let’s see what happens!
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Thanks Mark, some great tank mixes there! I have just started down the foliar road this year, and need to learn a lot in this space. I have been focusing on trace elements based on EAL soil tests and… Read more
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Mark Tupman posted a new post. a year ago
When Is the Best Time to Graze Multi-species PasturesOne question I often hear asked at this time of year is – when can we graze the paddocks that have been sown with a…
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Mark Tupman posted an update a year ago
Cover crop seeded same day, same species, same rate. Fairly decent karri loam soil. Healthy growth and no red legged earth mite damage on all the paddocks except one area where some soil scraped off to construct a dam was spread. Same parent soil, just without seasons of pasture growth and biological activity to improve soil function… Read more
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Mark Tupman to Kate Tarrant a year ago
a year ago (edited)
The season has well and truly broken. For those of you seeding cover crops or multi species pastures, if you havent got them in the ground yet, the weeds have now getminated and some form of weed control will be necessary prior to planting. Small weeds are much easier to deal with than big ones so the sooner the better. Also good to…
