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This project aimed to understand how to better manage tagasaste (commonly known as tree lucerne) on-farm in the Hawkes’ Bay region and Taupō. … Field trials were carried out at three sites to assess the following: Seed germination and establishment of tagasaste. Forage production and nutritive value of tagasaste. Weed risk assessment for tagastaste. Production of grass and legume pasture species grown in pasture-tagasaste systems. Background There is huge potential growth for the sheep and beef …

… and calves have to graze down beyond the top 1/3rd of the pasture, the less worm larvae they will consume. They’ll also grow faster; more quickly reaching a size and maturity where they can manage some worm challenge on their own. Immune, … won’t remove all of them. Silage Usually cut when grass is still green and actively growing. Silage paddocks may re-grow to their original height within a few weeks of being cut. Under these conditions, the remaining larvae can be quite … of the pasture and (especially in dry summers) - more larvae die from heat and drying. The grass can take longer to re-grow – more larvae die of over time. So re-grown hay paddocks may have lower larval levels on them. See Crops and forages …

What with? … Learn about when you should administer a quarantine drench, what to use, and importantly – what to do afterwards!  … The ‘why’ of quarantine  The aim of a quarantine drench to bought-in stock is to prevent the importation of multi-drench-resistant worms onto your property.   You probably have worms with some level of drench resistance already – but you want to ensure you don’t make this worse by importing worms with nastier genetics than the ones already there!  Bought-in lambs and …

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