Every additional tonne of pasture harvested per hectare can be worth up to $300/ha increase in profit on farm (Dairybase).
Regular and timely pasture decisions will help you to increase pasture performance on your farm. The following pages will help to understand the different aspects of growing and harvesting pasture in New Zealand.
Growing pasture
Essential information about about growing pastures including soil fertility, pests and weeds, pasture requirements and more.
Read moreAssessing and allocating pasture
Assessing pastures for accurate allocation is important for managing pasture quality and quantity.
Read morePasture renewal
Investing in pasture renewal will improve the production and performance of your land and livestock.
Read morePasture persistence
Poor persistence of newly-sown perennial pastures is a costly and frustrating problem for some many farmers in the upper north island, particularly in Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
Read morePests and weeds
Find how to identify common insect and plant pests on-farm and minimise their impact to pasture here.
Read moreAchieving pasture potential
There are two broad areas of opportunity – growing more pasture (or crop) and utilising more of what you are growing.
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