Supporting Site Details

Catchment:

 North East

Collaborating Producer:

Janet and Stuart Morant

Location:

Tallangatta

Producer Group:

Tallangatta Valley Landcare group

Site Co-ordinator:

Jeff Hirth
E: jeffhirth@bigpond.com
P: (03) 5726 5270
M: 0428 732007

Production and Environmental Challenges

Increase productivity of both native and exotic pastures on the farm while increase the perenniality of the pastures.

Innovation being tested:

• Adopting a deferred grazing regime on the upper slopes where native species are prevalent through land class fencing

• Improving productivity of lower slopes by increasing perennial pasture species—through resowing of exotic perennial pasture
• Demonstrating environmentally and financially sustainable grazing management

Base pasture:

Upper slopes include many natives including spear and wallaby grasses, introduced annuals such as ryegrass and barley grasses. Lower slopes contain natives including Microlaena in the wetter gullies and south facing slopes, red grass, and wallaby grasses. Many introduced species included Erodium, capeweed, barley grass, ryegrass and sub-clover.

Animal systems:

 Prime lamb production and stud sheep