establishing legumes

The next step in commercialising new legume varieties for producers A major part of the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program is building on decades of research where promising new…
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While establishing legumes into existing tropical pastures is difficult due to the competitive nature of tropical grasses and weeds, great results are achieved if done in a way…
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Location: ‘Gundabah’, Middlemount Year established: 2020 Key messages Annual fertiliser has changed produced the largest yield every year and has changed the species composition from approximately half/half Indian…
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The challenge of seasonal nutritional deficits North Queensland typically has summer dominant rainfall from November to April, which is then followed by a consistent and extended dry period…
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Despite recent widespread rain, landholders gathered at Miles for the fully subscribed ‘Productive and Persistent Legume Pastures’ workshop, with a waitlist already growing for the next round in…
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In the last Newsletter, we highlighted the importance of planning and preparation in establishing a productive and persistent legume pasture. This edition, we shift focus to determining the…
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Key take-home messages Tropical pasture grass and legume pastures are best planted in north Queensland using wet season rainfall –often there is only a short window to prepare…
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The DAF north Queensland pasture team is setting up some new demonstrations and research trials looking at the best methods of establishing new pastures in the region.  After…
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