Fodder, dense legumes help to keep livestock fat

By Bob Freebairn
Updated August 22 2016 - 4:27pm, first published 4:45am
Despite a dry spring, excellent legume pasture growth is studied by attendees at last year’s Purlewaugh field day.  Despite acid soils, legumes contribute a big part to the profitable fattening enterprise conducted on the property.
Despite a dry spring, excellent legume pasture growth is studied by attendees at last year’s Purlewaugh field day. Despite acid soils, legumes contribute a big part to the profitable fattening enterprise conducted on the property.

Winter fodder crops sown reliably early on good sub soil moisture plus paddocks of dense winter annual legumes in tropical and native grass pastures is part of our system aiming for good quality feed right throughout the year to run a profitable livestock fattening business. 

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