Happy New Year! There is plenty happening on farms across our district – here’s a quick run-down to help you stay on top of things this summer.
The season has turned hot and dry, and the recent light showers of rain will only further deteriorate the dry pasture quality further.
Feed quality tests from just before Christmas saw the green shoots of the native windmill grass sitting at 7.6MJ ME/kg DM and 7.6% Crude Protein which are below maintenance levels for most classes of livestock.
The stubble is also . . .
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