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A guide to feed planning for sheep farmers …

… indigenous biodiversity into their farming systems, to further strengthen our submission. We developed a brief survey about this. We encouraged farmers to contact their local MP – you can still do this. Key points could include: The …

… advice on using catch crops to capture nutrients (following winter grazing).  Consider only grazing lighter classes of stock on heavy soils during winter. Heavy soils are at greater risk of pugging, compaction and structural damage.   If … regulations in place. 3. Other factors to consider when selecting paddocks for winter forage crops What  class of stock  will you be grazing in that paddock? Consider using high risk paddocks only for wintering sheep while lower risk … be put into the paddock prior to grazing to reduce heavy traffic on wet soils.  Consider  biosecurity:  Ensure your stock – particularly cattle – don’t have nose-to-nose contact with your neighbor's animals. Make sure you adhere to all …