FROM bringing in feedstocks never before used in the region to researching new forage crop options to sow, North Coast graziers are in the market for alternative feed options.
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Low pasture reserves across the region has also prompted the North Coast Local Land Services to develop a new fact sheet to assist producers explore their options.
Senior Land Services Officer at Alstonville Nathan Jennings said after an unseasonably dry spring and summer, pasture reserves were generally low across the entire region.
Conserved feed stocks have not been replenished and most graziers were heading into the traditional winter feedgap with very little standing pasture.
The newly-developed fact sheet Pasture and Forage Sowing and Mangement Guide - Autumn to Winter 2014 identifies a range of suggested varieties of temperate grasses, legumes and other forage crops as well as some tropical grass species that could be planted locally.
"With the rain received recently some landholders will be considering oversowing with annual ryegrass or oats and taking advantage of hte increased soil moisture," Mr Jennings said.
The fact sheet can be dowloaded at http://northcoast.lls.nsw.gov.au
