Catchment:
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Kangaroo Island
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Collaborating Producer:
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Colin Bolto
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Location:
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20 km west of Kingscote
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Producer Group:
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Kangaroo Island EverGraze Group
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Site Co-ordinator:
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Lyn Dohle
Rural Solutions SA
P: 08 8553 4999
E: dohle.lyn@saugov.sa.gov.au
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Production and Environmental Challenges
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The challenge in this region is to maintain or increase the perennial component of the pasture while increasing the overall productivity of the pasture grazing system. Soil salinity, low ground cover and wind erosion are major environmental problems on the island. Sheep production in summer is limited by the poor quality of the dry pasture. Kikuyu should provide a maintenance diet for mature ewes.
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Innovation being tested:
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Two different pastures will be compared with a control paddock at this site;
Innovation Pd 1: Rhodes Grass and sub clover pasture
Innovation Pd 2: Kikuyu and sub clover
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Base pasture:
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Control paddock is dominated by annual grass and sub clover pasture
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Animal systems:
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Merino sheep
Download summary here
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Results so far:
The latest results (June 2010) can be downloaded here
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