The rest period required to maximise regrowth between grazing events in beef pastures

By Asst Editor Craig R, on March 24th, 2011

Guidelines to determining rest period

Rest enables pastures to regrow and store energy reserves before the next grazing. The main predictors of rate of regrowth are temperature (maximum and minimum) and rainfall. As a rule, when pasture growth is slow (winter and dry periods), the rest period needs to be longer and when pasture . . . → Read More: The rest period required to maximise regrowth between grazing events in beef pastures

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Maximising the conversion of pasture into beef

By Asst Editor Craig R, on March 24th, 2011

Guidelines for tactical grazing by planning paddock sequences

These are the essential link between planning stock numbers for the cattle enterprise and achieving the highest efficiency of green pasture utilisation.

Use pasture assessment techniques to plan and set targets for each paddock to be grazed and to set the minimum and maximum limits for . . . → Read More: Maximising the conversion of pasture into beef

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