Catchment: |
Glenelg Hopkins |
Collaborating Producer: |
Ian and Susan Maconachie |
Location: |
15 km southeast of Ararat |
Producer Group: |
10 local producers in the immediate area |
Site Co-ordinator: |
Reto Zollinger,
Department of Primary Industries,
Private Bag 105, Hamilton, 3300.
03 5573 0928
reto.zollinger@dpi.vic.gov.au |
Production and Environmental Challenges |
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Hilly terrain and infertile acid soils leads to low productivity from the remanent native pastures. Current practise is set stocking with large paddocks due to few water points |
Innovation being tested: |
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Deferred grazing treatment will be imposed in spring 2007, followed by best bet rotational grazing strategies that have been developed from local research trials. The focus is to increase the density of perennial native species and improve productivity and utilization of pastures grown in these marginal steep hill landscapes. |
Base pasture: |
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The pastures species include native species such as Microlaena, Austrodanthonia and Themada, and annuals grasses, onion grass and broadleaf species. |
Animal systems: |
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Wool sheep, usually grazed with wethers |
