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Profit From Pastures, Mark Callow, Martin Van Houtert
Profit From Pastures, Mark Callow, Martin Van Houtert
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The research program has made a major contribution to the improvement of pasture management techniques, which has, in turn, led to a gain in productivity for dairy farms in the south-west of Western Australia. Analysis has shown a 25 per cent improvement in pasture utilisation, an increase in the average number of cows milked from 155 to 192, an increase in average stocking rates from 0.9 to 1.2 cows per hectare, and increased income from milk sales by $600 per hectare. There are still areas for improvement in sustainability, productivity, and profitability, but the success to date is a credit …
Grazing To Control Pasture Composition, R A. Bettenay
Grazing To Control Pasture Composition, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
APART from grazing management, there are a number of means by which the farmer can influence pasture composition.
With the exception of grazing, all of these processes involve recurring costs, so it is important to exert the utmost possible control through the grazing animal.