What starts as a patch of discoloured grass, may progress rapidly to plant death, followed by hectares of nothing but unpalatable broadleaf weeds where productive pastures once stood. A a classic symptom of pasture dieback.
So what is pasture dieback and how can pastoralists manage and prevent it?
This episode covers all the tricky questions with DPI’s Stuart Buck and Kylie Hopkins, with some tremendous insights from Injune beef producer Owen Price.