Catchment:
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Goulburn Broken
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Collaborating Producer:
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Mark and Janet Pruden
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Location:
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Warrenbayne |
Producer Group:
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Warrenbayne Boho Landcare |
Site Co-ordinator:
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Kerri Robson
P: 57 632 339
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Production and Environmental Challenges
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The Warrenbayne Boho ranges are considered as having a history and high potential for salinity recharge and discharge for the catchment. Current grazing practices result in bare hills that contribute to high sediment loads into the catchment waterways.
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Innovation being tested:
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Land & vegetation class fencing into 2 paddocks with appropriately placed & reticulated watering points
Interventions and inputs to influence pasture productivity composition & to increase frequency of perennial species.
Develop and implement skills for rotational grazing. Site holder & community training scheduled for August 08 ready for adoption over spring summer 08
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Base pasture:
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Hill Top: Mainly introduced annuals predominantly annual rye grass & brome sp. Some microlaena amongst rocks. Capeweed and erodium sp.
Rising slopes: Increasing levels of phalaris w some clover sp.
Gully: dominated by phalaris w other grasses and some clover, capeweed & erodium. Rush’s and reeds in the centre of wet gully.
Paddock No 1 – Hill. Unlikely recent fertiliser history and stocking uncontrolled as cattle from gully had access to the hill.
Paddock no 2 – Gully. Fertiliser history uncertain but likely to be an annual topdressing of superphosphate. Grazing would have been relatively heavy due to feed available in gully and lower raises w cattle having access to hill as no separation possible.
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Animal systems:
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Grazing is with beef cattle being mainly cows w calves & possibly weaners. Autumn calving.
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