Farmfacts: Setting the farm up for
a dry summer (1-32)

Last updated: December 2010

Summary: Whatever the summer conditions, the first management rule is to fully and efficiently use spring pasture before dry and hot conditions reduce the growth and quality of pasture. With irrigation restrictions many of the strategies are the same but there are some differences. Best practice grazing management in summer and autumn builds on those good practices applied in spring.

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