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Essential information about about growing pastures including soil fertility, pests and weeds, pasture requirements and more.

Managing nitrogen fertiliser

 Pasture Renewal

Getting the timing and application rate of nitrogen fertiliser right will help increase efficiency and minimise N leaching to waterways.

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Soil fertility for pasture

 Fertiliser truck

Correct soil fertility is critical for optimal plant growth.

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Grazing management tips

Find out how to increase profit with home grown pasture - the cheapest and most important feed resource for any farm system.

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Gibberellic acid

 Gibberellic acid treated pasture

Gibberellic acid is a naturally occurring hormone that is involved in regulating plant growth.

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Pests and weeds

Find how to identify common insect and plant pests on-farm and minimise their impact to pasture here.

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The ryegrass plant

Want more high quality pasture? Get to know the biology of ryegrass and learn the finer points on how to grow it well.

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Kikuyu

 Kikuyu

Kikuyu is a subtropical grass which is well established in pasture throughout the North Island of New Zealand.

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Alternative pasture species

Understanding the requirements of pastures in your system.

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High Sugar Grass

Cultivar Selector Tool

 Select the ryegrass best suited to your region and farming system with the Cultivar Selector. This tool uses data from the Forage Value Index (FVI).
AgPest

AgPest website

Use the AgPest website to help identify and manage plant and weed pests on-farm.

Pasture Growth Forecaster

Pasture Growth Forecaster

 The DairyNZ Pasture Growth Forecaster is an easy-to-use web-based tool to help predict how much grass grows on your farm.
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