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Pasture production results from Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site

For full details of persistence and production of pastures at Hamilton Proof Site, see the Right Plant, Right Place, Right Purpose, Right Management key message.

The following graphs show the results from the EverGraze Hamilton Proof Site Pasture Systems experiment.

For full details of what was done, see the EverGraze Hamilton Proof Site Pasture Systems experiment.

Pasture production from EverGraze systems

Figure 1. Pasture production in the Perennial Ryegrass, Triple and Novel systems at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site 2006-2009.
Figure 1. Pasture production in the Perennial Ryegrass (early, mid and late flowering perennial ryegrasses), Triple (lucerne, mid-flowering perennial ryegrass, summer active tall fescue) and Novel (chicory, mid-flowering perennial ryegrass, tall kikuyu) systems at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site 2006-2009.

Pasture production on the well drained crests

Figure 2. Pasture production on the well drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site showing good winter production from lucerne pasture and response to summer rainfall in 2007 and 2009.
Figure 2. Pasture production on the well drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site showing good winter production from lucerne pasture and response to summer rainfall in 2007 and 2009.

Pasture growth from individual species

Figure 3. Semi-winter active lucerne (SARDI Seven) pasture average, minimum and maximum growth on the well drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site 2006-2010. Note low points in winter growth represent winter cleaning with chemical.
Figure 3. Semi-winter active lucerne (SARDI Seven) pasture average, minimum and maximum growth on the well drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site 2006-2010. Note low points in winter growth represent winter cleaning with chemical.
Figure 4. Chicory (Puna) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the well-drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 4. Chicory (Puna) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the well-drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 5. Early flowering perennial ryegrass (Fitzroy) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the well-drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 5. Early flowering perennial ryegrass (Fitzroy) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the well-drained crests at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 6. Mid-season flowering perennial ryegrass (Avalon) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the slopes at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 6. Mid-season flowering perennial ryegrass (Avalon) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the slopes at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 7. Summer active tall fescue (Quantum) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the valley floors at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 7. Summer active tall fescue (Quantum) average, minimum and maximum pasture growth on the valley floors at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 8. Late season flowering perennial ryegrass (Banquet) average, maximum and minimum pasture growth rates on the valley floors at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)
Figure 8. Late season flowering perennial ryegrass (Banquet) average, maximum and minimum pasture growth rates on the valley floors at Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site (2006-2010)

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Behrendt R, Morant A, Clark S, McCaskill M, Raeside M, Ward G, Cameron F, Sargeant K;   2013;   EverGraze Project, Future Farm Industries CRC

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