Making the best of grass weeds like African lovegrass

By Bob Freebairn
Updated September 24 2018 - 3:10pm, first published 5:00am
Young steers doing well on African lovegrass, which can provide useful feed, often when little else is available.
Young steers doing well on African lovegrass, which can provide useful feed, often when little else is available.

Not by choice thousands of landholders across NSW and adjoining states have summer growing perennial weeds such as African lovegrass and Coolatai grass. They are relatively unpalatable compared to many native (but not all) perennials as well as compared to introduced ones like Premier digit and temperate species like phalaris.

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