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EQUINE PASTURE ADVISOR

- PASTURES FOR AUSTRALIAN HORSE PROPERTIES -

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ESTABLISHMENT ADVICE FOR NEW HORSE PASTURES

In most of Australia, we are very fortunate in that we can grow pastures for our horses year round. A well-managed horse pasture can be productive, provide nutrients naturally and excellent weight gains. They are also relatively cheap to maintain in comparison to the continual purchase of hard feeds.

This advisor is for horse owners wanting to increase paddock production and pasture establishment success in an industry that is dominated by supplementary feeding.


1. SOIL TEST STARTING POINT

We recommend you obtain a complete soil test before you start on any new pasture improvement program, as your soils are the key to your success. Enquire with your local agronomist or rural supply outlet about conducting a soil test and developing a pasture plan. This will provide you and your agronomist a benchmark to work from and fine tune a program suited to your property’s needs.

2. HERBICIDE CARRY OVER

Please be mindful if you are going into a pasture program in the future as some herbicides have a very long plant back period of over 9 months, but this can be up to 18 months on some paddocks. This includes Simazine at least 9 months and Glean is 18 months.

3. WEED CONTROL Weed Control is another important element in establishing horse pastures. You want to reduce the weed burden as much as possible, as unwanted weeds in paddocks cause more issues with your horses health than any pastures will.

A two year weed control plan works best to eliminate unwanted weeds and allow the newly establishing pasture to grow to its full potential without competition.

Please see or discuss your weed issue and plans with your local agronomist.

A knockdown spray may be required prior to sowing as rain can promote weed germination.

Work with your agronomist on the best solution and Stock Withholding Periods. (Stock Withholding Periods are the number of days which stock are not allowed to graze the pastures and or be withheld from sale for meat consumption re: beef cattle and lambs). Export slaughter intervals are similar, but are an additional time period in which the animals, being sold for meat consumption must graze on clean feed – (Unsprayed).

Weeds which can effect horses

health include Crofton Weed, St John’s Wart, Marshmallow, Ragwort, Paterson’s Curse, Castor Oil Plant, Black Nightshade, Hemlock and Bracken Fern.

POOR PLANNING BEFORE PASTURE RENOVATION CAN LEAD

TO RESULTS LIKE THIS. IN THE ESTABLISHMENT PHASE

WE SEE THE WEEDS DOMINATE THE ACTUAL SOWN PASTURE VARIETIES. BARLEY GRASS,

SHEPHERDS PURSE, CAPEWEED AND WIREWEED.

GOOD WEED CONTROL PRIOR TO SEEDING WILL ALLOW FOR A GOOD, CLEAN, ESTABLISHED,

LONG TERM PASTURE.

BEING A GOOD HORSE MANAGER ALSO MEANS BEING

A GOOD GRASS FARMER.

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PASTURE GENETICS IS 100% AUSTRALIAN OWNED NATIONAL FORAGE SEED COMPANY BUILT ON INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP AND BOLD FUTURE THINKING.

As Australia’s first fully integrated seed breeding, product development, marketing and distribution company, Pasture Genetics is dedicated to delivering high quality seed products to provide the best feed for the equine industry.

Pasture Genetics is now a market leader - both domestically, and exporting to over 16 countries including New Zealand, USA, Canada, South Africa, Italy and France.

As a part of the commitment to the ongoing research and development of forage pasture species, Pasture Genetics has an in house research, breeding, screening and evaluation faciity at Penfield on the out skirts of Adelaide, South Australia. This facility is set on 60 acres and plays a pivotal role in the companies ability to manage multi-stage plant breeding operations over an extensive range of forage pasture cultivar types. It also contains the infrastructure to facilitate larger scale grazing trials on close to release varieties. This objective is seen as imperative to the companies delivery of ‘real life’ information to customers on the expected performance of new products.

Through efficiencies in scale of production Pasture Genetics is able to deliver the best price, high quality seed to customers all around Australia, and the world.

PASTURE GENETICS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997

TO BREED PLANT SEED PRODUCTS FOR THE

AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT.

– THE TOP 14 BEST MANAGEMENT PR ACTICES FOR HORSE PASTURES –

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4. SEED QUALITY Always purchase high quality seed from a known seed company such as Pasture Genetics from your local rural supplier.

For maximum establishment, it is recommended you have your seed protected with XLR8 treatment, which provides faster growth and protection from insect damage in the germination phase of your pastures.

5. PASTURE BLENDS AND CLOVER RATIOS

Pasture Genetics provides pre blended Sowsmart Equine blends for different environments and requirements; we also provide custom blends to suit any situation. Please refer to page 12 of this Advisor for blends.

The best ratio to work from is 75 -80% grasses and 20- 25% clovers. The 80% grass base is for roughage purposes, with low sugar contents, but enough to provide sustained energy. Low sub clovers are a good alternative to white clovers in long term blends.

6. SOWING TECHNIQUES

The sowing of equine pastures, using a direct Drill or Tyne Seeder is recommended as they provide the best seed to soil contact to allow full germination. Narrow row spacing of 7 inches is preferred, to allow for full

ground cover by pasture species, therefore reducing any potential weed invasion in wide seeding rows.

Sowing in the autumn is the ideal time as this is the best opportunity for natural rainfall. If you have the ability to irrigate or have more summer dominant rainfall this may also be an option with seeding of specific blends. If you don’t own your own sowing equipment, talk to your local rural store that will be able to provide you with the details for contractors who are available in the area.

7. SEEDING DEPTHThe depth of seeding is critical for good establishment of pastures, don’t plant too deep, 10 – 12mm is ideal.

Often press wheels or light chain to point harrows will improve germination through better seed to soil contact.

We recommend you obtain a complete soil test before you start on any new pasture improvement program, as your soils are the key to your success.

NUTRIENT REMOVAL AMOUNT REMOVED IN 1 DM T OF HAY SEASONALLY IN 10 DM T/HA OF HAY

Nitrogen (N) 25 -30kg 300kg

Phosphorus (P) 3-4kg 40kg

Potassium (K) 25-27kg 270kg

Sulphur (S) 2-3kg 30kg

Calcium (C) 7-9kg 90kg

Magnesium (Mg) 1-2kg 20kg

The table above is a guide to nutrient removal that can help to target what you need to resupply to maintain high pasture performance.

MANY A PASTURE HAS FAILED DUE TO THE OWNER USING POOR QUALITY, LOW

GERMINATION SEED.

SOWING INTO A MOIST, WELL PREPARED SOIL BED WILL

GAIN YOU THE BEST RESULTS.

IF SOIL IS TOO CLODDY AT SEEDING YOU WILL FIND

THAT SEEDLINGS WILL STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH UNDER TOUGH

SOIL CONDITIONS.

PADDOCK PREPARATION IS CRITICAL TO ALLOW FOR GOOD ESTABLISHMENT.

GOOD SOIL CONDITION WILL ALLOW FOR A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PLANT ESTABLISHMENT AND

LONG TERM SUCCESS.

USE OF DISC OR TYNED SEEDERS WILL GIVE GOOD ACCURATE

SEEDING DEPTH.

IT IS PART OF GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTISE

TO ALWAYS RUN A TEST STRIP AT SOWING TO VIEW FOR

ACCURATE SEEDING DEPTH.

THIS WELL PREPARED PADDOCK HAD A FINE TILTH AND WAS ACCURATELY PLANTED AT

10-12MM IN DEPTH.



8. SEEDING RATES

PLANTING SITUATION GRAZING OR HAY

Dryland 15 – 20Kg/Ha

Irrigation 25 – 30kg/Ha

These rates are averages and depend on soil type and environment.

9. FERTILISER – FUEL FOR YOUR PASTURES

Another key component to any successful pasture establishment is the fuel to drive the plants growth. In this case we use fertiliser.

The type of fertiliser you use will be determined by your soil tests. As fertilisers provide major nutrients to the plant, above what the soils can provide. Fertilisers come in many forms such as granular (Starter 15 – DAP or MAP), liquid or foliar applications (Pasture - Masta – Cal Tech) and manure (Chicken or Turkey), see your local agronomist for your best option.

It is critical to look at your soil as a bank for plant nutrients. What you remove by hay cutting, silage and to a lesser degree grazing, needs to be returned with pasture topdressing of fertilisers. To keep your production of high quality feed achieving the best results, we recommend regular plant tissue and soil testing. This will allow you to specifically target the nutrients that are required. Healthy pastures not only supply you with high dry matter and quality feed, but more importantly keep healthy plants growing to reduce weed pressure and long term persistence of plant species.

10. INSECT CONTROL The use of the XLR8 Seed Treatment will protect your germinating pastures from insect damage for up to 4 weeks.

Chlorpyrifos insecticide can be applied to the soil in furrows at planting or spread over the soil surface after seeding.

Monitor your newly establishing pastures for insects.

If you are unsure of what to look for or do, please contact your local agronomist.

11. SUCCESSFUL GRAZING MANAGEMENT TIPS

As these pastures are perennial types, they are slower to establish, expect a time frame between 3-4 months before actual grazing by horses. It is critical that the plants anchor their roots enough that an animal grazing will not pull the entire plant out of the ground.

We use a root pull test, where by you grab a handful of grass and pull on it as it would be eaten like a horse. If the entire plant pulls out in your hand then it is way too early to graze.

If the leaves break away, and the roots lift a little, but not all the way out of the ground, leave it another couple of weeks before retrying the pull test.

If you pull on the leaves and only the leaves break cleanly away in your hand, then is it right to graze. All grasses should be over 150mm in height before attempting this.

Only graze lightly on the first graze to take the tips of the plants off. Do not graze the plants below 50mm in height and leaving some remnants of the base of the leaves still attached to the stem. Grazing below this point will cause the pastures to decline very quickly, causing open ground with the potential for Colic and weeds to establish.

Always have the ability to rotate a horse or horses through paddocks. This will provide longevity of the pastures, but will also aid in worm control and overall horse health.

Always allow your pastures to regrow to 150 mm at a minimum before re grazing occurs.

The pastures are designed to work year round, but some grasses are dormant at certain times of the year. Do not expect all grasses to be working all the time, e.g. ryegrasses and some clovers in the summer. Some summer active grasses will be dormant throughout winter.

The key to successful horse pastures is light rotational grazing.

You have good control of the pasture height and this in turn will lead to pastures lasting more than three to four years.

12. SUCCESSFUL CUTTING OF EQUINE PASTURES FOR HAY

Do not cut newly established pastures for hay in the first season (12 months). While you may be tempted to do this, let the grasses seed down in the first year to provide you with a good seed bank, to ensure long term survival.

This especially applies to clovers, if they are not allowed to set seed in the first 12 months, they will disappear very quickly out of your pasture system.

If cutting hay from year two onwards, cut just prior to or at the first sign of flowering of the clovers, but ensure there is irrigation water available afterwards to allow regrowth and seed set.

13. MANAGEMENT POINTS FOR IRRIGATED EQUINE PASTURES

When establishing your pastures, monitoring your soil moisture is critical, for the best results. Maintaining a good moisture profile leading into May, will safe guard the pasture before winter.

On flood irrigation, be mindful of drowning small establishing grasses and legumes, if the watering time is longer than 12 hours. (Water on and off the bay). Ideally water will be on and off in less than 8 hours, but this will depend on the bay length and soil moisture level.

Once the water is turned back on in the autumn, please continue to monitor your soil moisture, as an

IT IS CRITICAL TO INSPECT EARLY ESTABLISHING PASTURES FOR DAMAGE FROM INSECTS SUCH AS RLEM (RED LEGGED EARTH

MITE), BLUE OAT MITE, CUT WORM AND WIREWORM.

TWIST & PULL TOO EARLY TO GRAZE.

TWIST & PULL TEST CORRECT ESTABLISHMENT.

CORRECT GRAZING HEIGHT.

THE USE OF SMALL ROTATIONAL PADDOCKS ALLOWS FOR CORRECT PASTURE USAGE, WITHOUT CREATING DAMAGE TO PASTURES BY

OVERGRAZING AND LEADING TO HORSE HEALTH ISSUES.

IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU CARRY OUT A

PADDOCK INSPECTION FOR INSECT DAMAGE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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early watering may be required. Watering intervals will vary from season to season and property to property. The general guide line would be watering every 10 – 16 days at the height of spring and summer. Do not water if the temperature is likely to go over 40 degrees on that day.

Always check the paddock for waterlogged or boggy patches after watering. Do not place horses or any animals back on the paddock for a minimum of 5 days until walkable without causing any damage to the soils and or sticking to your boots. This time frame will once again depend on the soil types you have on your property and the weather at that time.

14. ALWAYS CONSIDER YOUR HORSES HEALTH

Always vaccinate your horses with 2-1, which helps to protect horses from Tetanus and Strangles in a yearly program. Please see you veterinarian or local produce store about the vaccination procedure.

Uncleaned and long pastures can lead to worm burden issues.

Clean your paddocks regularly, via a shovel and wheelbarrow or for larger operations via manure pick up machines either vacuum or brush type machines.

Always provide a clean water source for your horses as they can get sick from dirty or contaminated water.

Always provide your horses with mineral licks or blocks to cover

for any nutrient and mineral deficiencies that may occur throughout the year.

If your horse seems irritated or has lost its appetite whilst grazing pastures, please consult your

veterinarian as situations can become life threatening with horses very quickly.

HORSES CAN MAINTAIN GREAT PERFORMANCE ON HIGH QUALITY PASTURES.

THE TERM OVER WATERING LEADS TO THE SOIL BECOMING

WATERLOGGED AND IN THE ESTABLISHMENT PHASE WILL

LEAD TO POOR PASTURE PERFORMANCE. IN LOW LYING

AREAS OF THE PADDOCK ALWAYS REVIEW YOUR IRRIGATION TECHNIQUE TO CATER FOR

CHALLENGING AREAS.

IT IS ALWAYS GOOD PRACTISE TO INSPECT PADDOCK BEFORE

STOCK ENTERING. YOU CAN VIEW PADDOCK FOR

POTENTIAL RISK OF PUGGING AND ADDRESS ANY ISSUES

FROM PROBLEM WEEDS.

IDEALLY THE PASTURE WOULD BE 100MM HIGH BEFORE APPLYING THE

FIRST FLOOD IRRIGATION.

POOR PADDOCK ROTATIONAL PRACTICES WILL LEAD TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS WITH BARE SOIL.

THE USE OF HOTWIRE FENCING TO REMOVE STOCK FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS WILL ALLOW FOR GRASS TO RECOVER OVER TIME.

PADDOCK ROTATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING BOTH THE

QUANITIES OF PASTURE AND WORM MANAGEMENT.



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Pasture Genetics are so confident about our seed genetics and seed quality we will replace any of our proprietary lines at half the original purchase price if it fails to establish satisfactorily in the first thirty days.

• Replacement seed for crop establishment failures.

• Pasture Genetics is very confident about seed quality and provides our innovative Establishment Guarantee® program on all of our proprietary products.

• Unfortunately establishment failures can occur and if the crop needs to be replanted, Pasture Genetics will provide replacement seed at half the original purchase price.

• The Establishment Guarantee® program is available for the vital 30 day period after planting and provides growers with substantial savings if they need to replant their paddocks.

• Pasture Genetics is the only forage company in Australia to offer Establishment Guarantee®.

Goldstrike® is the premium seed treatment in the Australian market. The treatment process and technical advances with Goldstrike® are ongoing. Pasture Genetics Goldstrike® seed treatment range comes standard with the Nutrient Enhanced package. It includes a complete starter package with macro and micro nutrients.

• More reliable and stronger stand establishment• Proven effective nodulation and nitrogen fixation• Tougher, more durable protective seed coating• The ultimate in convenience, flexibility and

confidence• XLR8 insecticide available on request.

PASTURE GENETICS SETS NEW BENCHMARK1000 viable Rhizobia per seed on stored lucerne after 12 months and Medic and Sub Clover, after 6 months.

All products include Poncho® Plus Insecticide seedgrowth.bayer.comXLR8

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Goldstrike® XLR8® Seed TreatmentThe XLR8® seed treatment package utilising Gaucho 600FS, has been used successfully over many years. Pasture Genetics are always looking at

new technology to help bring even better performance to our leading forage products. The new insecticide package Poncho Plus® is such advancement in the seed treatment market. The XLR8® treatment will now include Poncho Plus® as the main insecticide utilised as part of this package, which is applied directly to pasture grasses and legumes. Over many years research has confirmed that the addition of an insecticide to the seed before sowing significantly benefits the plant during establishment and early growth. The XLR8® treatment will protect emerging seedlings for 3-4 weeks after sowing against sucking and biting insects, like Red legged earth mites (RLEM) and Blue oat mite (BOM). The additional protection now with Poncho Plus® offers grass pastures protection from Cutworm, Yellow headed cockchafer, and African black beetle. Broadleaf pasture will also notice additional protection from Cutworm.Poncho Plus® also offers suppression against lucerne flea in grass, broadleaf and brassica pastures.

This time period is critical for seedling establishment, and reducing the impact from insects is a key to successful pasture production. The benefits from XLR8® not only comes from the insect protection, but has also shown long term benefit with early seedling plant growth. This has been demonstrated with stronger root systems in seedlings, leading to higher overall pasture establishment and long term pasture production. The success with high plant populations is critical to firstly reduce impact from in crop weed infestations and leads to longer term biomass production. The XLR8® seed treatment comes standard on Pasture Genetics forage Brassicas, Herbs, Phalaris, Sub tropical grasses and Premium Proprietary lucerne lines. These plants have demonstrated excellent seedling performance when XLR8® has been applied. This has led to quicker seedling vigour and rapid growth in the critical establishment phase. The XLR8® Seed treatment can be applied on request to all seed products where registration is applicable.

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FORAGE CEREALS– BARLEY & OATS –


FORAGE CEREALS

MOBYFORAGE BARLEY

(Hordeum vulgare) EL RECOMMENDED TIME TO PLANT APRIL ONWARDSMaturity Early

Min Rainfall (mm) 350

SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 60 - 80

High Rainfall/Irrigation 80 - 120

Moby is an early maturing, 6 row, white seeded awnless barley with excellent winter growth and rapid establishment. Leaf size is more comparable with oat varieties than traditional barley types.

Moby will tolerate multiple grazings until the production of the first node and offers an extended sowing window. Seedling vigour in Moby is exceptional and Moby has shown significant versatility, adapting to a large range of sowing conditions and environments.

Disease resistance appears typical of other commercial barley cultivars with good net blotch resistance, adequate field leaf scald and spot blotch resistance.• Selected for white seed heads,

making for a more versatile crop in the broadacre market, where black seeded barleys such as Dictator have contamination issues.

• Developed for high vegetative dry matter production

• Very fast establishing variety• Exhibits good cold tolerance• Excellent winter growth• Slightly earlier than Dictator• Replaces hand feeding during

winter period

MOBY MATURITY GUIDE

Time of Sowing

Days to Grazing

Days to Flowering

Early Autumn 28 - 35 95 - 120

Mid Autumn 32 - 40 120 - 140

Late Autumn/ Winter

40 - 50 135 - 155

Spring/Summer Irrigated

20 - 28 75 - 95

MOBY FORAGE BARLEY IN DEMAND FOR HORSE CLIENTS

The excellent hay characteristics of Moby forage barley has made it in demand by horse owner clients of Trevor Schulz, who grows the crop each season on his property at Lowood, in the Somerset region of south-east Queensland.

Mr Schulz said Moby makes excellent quality hay and is well liked by his customers.

“A lot of people like it for horses and cattle because it is beardless,” he said. “It doesn’t get stuck in the mane or hair like other ones.”

Typically the crop is sown at the end of March or during April and produces enough bulk of quality forage to be harvested for hay in late August or early September.

Mr Schulz said Moby regularly produces between 130 and 150 small square bales per acre and is a much better option for his property than some other forages he has tried.

He said in the past he had grown Dictator forage barley and found Moby superior in a side-by-side comparison some years back.

“I found Moby makes good hay, better hay than Dictator.”

Forage barley also had an advantage over options such as oats when wet conditions were received as the crop was ready for harvest,

or in the period between cutting and baling.

“Last year with the Moby we had a block wet and the cows and horses still loved it.”

He said Moby didn’t have any disease issues and produced hay of a very high quality which was well regarded by customers.

Each year Moby is sown as a dedicated hay option, although there is an option to graze it early in the season if necessary.

Last year the majority of the barley paddocks were grown without irrigation with enough small rainfall events throughout the season to establish the crops and keep them going.

TREVOR SCHULZ OF LOWOOD, QLD, HAS HAD EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS WHO USE HAY MADE FROM MOBY FORAGE BARLEY.

MOBY HAY, SOFTNESS WITH A SWEET SMELL

As an early awnless variety, Moby forage barley was planted on Keith and Kellie Horne’s Property in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Sown at 80kg/Ha the Moby forage barley provided winter feed for cattle as a grazing option and then locked up to make quality horse hay in early October.

The Moby was made in both large round and small square bales to suit their needs as horse owners, and to sell off to other horse properties in the area.

Keith said, “We were very happy with the quality of the hay and its softness.” Kellie said, “It has a sweet smell about it that the horses love.”

Moby will tolerate multiple grazings throughout the winter period until the production of

the first node. It is also white seeded which means no black seed contamination unlike others, which is essential in a cropping rotation.

Keith and Kellie planted 4 Ha this year and plan to double that area next year on the performance that Moby has shown them this year.

KEITH AND KELLIE HORNE UTILISE MOBY AWNLESS FORAGE BARLEY FOR PREMIUM HAY INTO THE LOCAL HORSE MARKET.

I TRIED OATS AND IF I COULDN’T BALE IT AT THE RIGHT TIME THE CATTLE

WOULDN’T EAT IT.


FORAGE CEREALS

EXPECTED GROWTH HABIT OF MOBY BARLEY AND OUTBACK OATS

OVER A GROWING SEASON

Autumn Winter Spring Summer

Moby filling winter feed gap

Outback late season production

Moby Outback

TOTAL GROWN IN 5.5 WEEKS BETWEEN GRAZING

(DM T/HA)Moby 2.7 1.4 1.4

Outback 1.6 1.3 1.8

Moby Outback

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.01st Grazing

24/6/11 to 2/8/112nd Grazing

3/8/11 to 13/9/113rd Grazing

14/9/11 to 25/10/11

AVERAGE WEIGHT GAIN OVER 18 WEEK TRIAL PERIOD (KG/DAY)

Moby 1.26 1.24 0.85

Outback 0.91 0.96 1.50

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1.40

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3/8/11 to 13/9/113rd Grazing

14/9/11 to 25/10/11

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TOTAL GROWTH COMPARISON (DM T/HA)

14.0

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10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0ACTUAL

(20 week trial)EXPECTED TOTAL

(full season)

5.5 4.7 9.6 13.7

Moby Outback

PENFIELD RESEARCH STATION LIVEWEIGHT GAIN TRIAL 2011• Trial sown: 29/4/11• 12 x ½ Ha blocks sown; 6 sown to Outback Forage Oats,

6 sown to Moby Forage Barley• Both cereals sown @ 100kg/ha• Grazing start date: 24/6/11• Grazing end date: 25/10/11• Total trial length: 18 weeks (126 days)• 20 Hereford steers used with an average weight of 232kg• 3 x 6 week grazing rotations• Each 6 week rotation consisted of each ½ Ha block being grazed

for 3.5 days each• Dry matter measurements taken before and after grazing

with electronic pasture probe• Looking to explore differences in seasonal production and available feed

over feed shortage periods and into peak growing season• No other feed or supplements were supplied to the animals

OUTBACKFORAGE OATS

(Avena sativa) EXL

Maturity Mid-Late


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 60 - 80


Outback oats provide higher yields of quality grazing throughout the critical autumn, winter and early spring grazing periods. Outback forage oats will come XLR8 treated. This protection aids in the early control of aphid feeding damage and helps with management of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV). Early seedling growth responses from XLR8 also allows for quick establishment of the Outback Forage Oats.• Excellent early plant option for northern NSW and QLD districts• Medium height, erect specialist hay and grazing oat• Mid - late maturity• High forage quality and total yield• Dark green broad leaves• More rapid establishment, shows excellent seedling vigour• Better moisture stress tolerance• Suited to a wider range of soils • Excellent frost resistance• Comes standard with Gaucho Insecticide Treatment

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LUCERNE– WINTER DORMANT & WINTER ACTIVE –

LUCERNE


The parent germplasm was tested under an arduous series of strict grazing protocols over a number of years. This enabled tolerant parent plants to prove their integrity and expression of true grazing tolerant characteristics, to meet the criteria of the grazing tolerant lucerne GTL®60 trial protocol. The final stage of testing was a 3 year grazing trial where it was grazed on a 3 week set rotation. This continuous stress load put immense pressure on all the candidate lines and was very quick to expose lines with minimal tolerance. The 3 year time frame was set up to simulate traditional Australian practises where the expectation on plant survivability was more than 3 years and beyond. Bred in Australia, GTL®60 is ideal for extensive graze farming where rotations cannot be as rigorously implemented as in more intensive rotation systems. GTL®60 is the first grazing tolerant lucerne to be released from the Pasture Genetics program, having originated from such a strict and lengthy selection and trialling criteria system to specifically prove grazing tolerance in lucerne.

• Selected for a broad and low set crown, high forage values, high ruminant palatability with high disease and pest resistance ratings

• Tested under an arduous series of strict grazing protocols over a number of years

• Ideally suited as a dual-purpose variety for grazing & hay operations• Retain leaf through the drying and baling process• GTL®60 has demonstrated excellent grazing tolerance with

74% residual plants measured after 3 year grazing trial• Comes standard with Goldstrike® XLR8 Longlife treatment

– (Poncho® Plus insecticide)• Better option than Stamina GT6

Winter active (Medicago sativa) EGX

Winter Activity 6


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 4 - 8


Hay production 25 - 30

Consult your local agronomist for area specific recommendations.

GTL®60 LUCERNE

The new grazing tolerant Lucerne GTL60 was selected for broad and low set crowns to handle heavy grazing from livestock.

Winter dormant (Medicago sativa) EGX

Winter Activity 3


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 4 - 8


Hay production 25 - 30

Consult your local agronomist for area specific recommendations.

Q31 LUCERNE

Q31 is the leading hay and chaffing variety for the premium horse feed markets.

It demonstrates greater persistence than winter active varieties, when persistence is more important than winter growth. Q31 is ideally suited to irrigation and dryland pastures in cold climate areas. The superior leaf retention trait leads to improved quality lucerne to be sold into premium markets. Q31 was bred for specialist irrigated haymaking, silage or chaff where premium quality is required and where hay cannot be made in winter. • Q31 has quickly been adopted as the leading hay and chaffing

variety for premium markets• Q31 has a superior leaf retention trait and the highest nutritive

value in retained leaf in feed and hay, combined with high yields and excellent quality for hay, chaff, silage and grazing

• It demonstrates greater persistence than winter active varieties, when persistence is more important than winter growth

• Q31 was bred for specialist irrigated haymaking, silage or chaff where premium quality is required and where hay cannot be made in winter

• Ideally suited to leaders in forage quality• Comes standard with Goldstrike® XLR8 Longlife treatment

– (Poncho® Plus insecticide)• Better option than 54Q53, WL342HQ-MF, Cimmaron, Prime

EXCELLENT YIELDS AND QUALITY FROM Q31 LUCERNE AT COWRA

Q31 lucerne is providing excellent yields and quality for James Rayner, at Cowra, in the central west region of New South Wales.

Mr Rayner said they had stands of the variety that were three and four years old and performing particularly well under a range of seasonal conditions.

He said he had been drawn to Q31 after reading about it and tried a paddock, even though there was not a lot of it being grown in the area at the time.

The following year’s results were very good, with Q31 consistently producing small square and large square lucerne bales of a very high quality.

Approximately two thirds of the hay cut goes into small square bales, which are sold into produce stores and to horse studs on the outskirts of Sydney.

The remainder is harvested into large squares for cattle and also to supply a local chaff mill.

Mr Rayner said the feedback from their customers had been very positive with Q31 consistently producing bales that are green in colour and full of leaf.

“It has very good quality,” he said. “I’m happy.”

“Q31 also seems to yield very well,” he said. “It puts most of its growth in the summer months, when they cut their premium hay.”

JAMES RAYNER, OF COWRA, NSW, IN Q31 LUCERNE WHICH HAS PRODUCED EXCELLENT

YIELD AND QUALITY

PASTURE GRASSES– RYEGRASS & MILLET –


PASTURE GRASSES

TETRONE™ TETRAPLOID ANNUAL ITALIAN RYEGRASS

(Lolium multiflorum/westerwolds) E

Heading Date (days) +5

Lifespan (months) <9


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 10 - 15


Tetrone originated from the same source of germplasm as the well known Tetila ryegrass.

Tetrone has later maturity than Tetila and consequently higher nutritive value (crude protein and metabolisable energy) for longer into spring. Tetrone may be used for grazing, silage and hay production.

Tetrone is also suitable for direct drilling into existing pastures due to its quick to establishment rate. It is extremely frost resistant and has excellent cool season growth making great winter feed.Quick start and fast growing.• Annual by nature• Ability to handle tough conditions• Suitable for direct Drilling• Great for over sowing Stallion pastures• Winter feed in Sub Tropical Pastures• Suitable for grazing, silage and or

Hay production• Better option than Tetila

IMPACT DIPLOID LONG ROTATION RYEGRASS

(Lolium perenne) E

Heading Date (days) +21

Maturity Late

Lifespan (years) 5+


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 10 - 15


• Impact flowers +21 days later than Nui Ryegrass

• Densely tillered, fine leaf ryegrass that heads later in spring remaining leafy and digestible when others go stemmy

• Impact has good persistence similar to perennial ryegrass

• Very fine and densely tillered• Excellent winter production with late season

shoulder based on moisture availability, therefore delivering extended periods of high quality grass forage going later into the spring/ summer period

• Low level of aftermath heading therefore reducing the Impact of staggered ear emergence reducing feed quality

• Low Endophyte type

REBOUND FORAGE MILLET

(Echinochloa Esculenta) E

Lifespan (months) 9


SEEDING RATE kg/Ha

Dryland 10 - 15


• Fast growing summer grass• Safe, good quality palatable feed• Ideal in hot summer and

high temperature regions• Fast regrowth after grazing

or cutting• Combines well with other

summer active varieties such as Red Clover or Brassica

• Plant on 14°C and rising soil temperature

• SPRING OPTION ONLY• Better option than Shirohie, Jap

ON THE REBOUND WITH FORAGE MILLET FOR HORSE HAY

Rebound forage millet has exceeded the expectations of southern Queensland cattle and hay producer, Michael Ward and has become a versatile replacement for forage sorghum. Mr Ward, who runs Droughtmaster cattle and makes hay for cattle and horses on his Kalbar farm, grew Rebound forage millet for the first time this season.“In previous seasons I have grown forage sorghum, making mainly round bales for cattle. But this year I tried the Rebound double-cropped into a crop of barley that had finished,” he said.“I sowed it in early-November. I took a chance and direct drilled it. Within 24 hours it had an inch and a half of rain. Sometimes you win and

sometimes you lose.”Mr Ward cut about 1000 small square bales from a 4Ha area in mid-January and has found a ready market for the hay, particularly into the horse industry.“I have been selling it to horse people and have had a lot of good feedback from them. One guy out west who trains cutting horses originally only wanted 90 bales but has ended up buying 350 off me,” he said.The forage millet crop, which had received an application of CK88 fertiliser at sowing, was given a kick along with an application of Green Urea after the hay cut.“At the start of March I put cows and calves on it to graze it. If the rain had been better through the season I’d say I would have got another cut off it,” Mr Ward said.Rebound forage millet is a quick-performing summer crop, growing rapidly during the first eight to 10

weeks and typically out-yielding other fodder crops in this period.Mr Ward will be including Rebound forage millet in his farming program in coming seasons as he finds it takes less out of the soil than many other crops and its stubble is very easy to handle.“I have planted forage sorghum in other years and found it takes a lot more out of the ground and makes

it harder to work the ground for the next crop. With millet, it is a finer plant which works back into the ground nicely and helps with mulch and organic matter,” he said.“If you try to plough forage sorghum in it has big stalks in it. That is why I will be planting more millet because you can utilise it better by making hay and also easily plough it back in as mulch.”

SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND CATTLE AND HAY PRODUCER, MICHAEL WARD, WITH SOME OF THE HAY MADE FROM REBOUND FORAGE MILLET.

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WEED CONTROL– NEW PASTURE HERBICIDE OPTIONS GUIDE –

Bayer Products

Jaguar®, Tigrex®, Precept®, Velocity®, Brodal Options®, Sencor® 480c*Please contact Bayer for variety specific information regarding Tigrex® and Jaguar®. Please contact Bayer before applying any product to pasture or forage crops to be used for export

BASF Products Raptor® WG, Spinnaker®, Sharpen®WG

Cropcare Products

Agtryne MA, T-Rex®, Bentley™, Igran®, MCPA 250, Amine 625, Atragranz®, Achieve®, Exert®520, Factor®, Claw 350SL®, Unity®, Comet® 400

Sipcam Products Ecopar®, Skipper, Elantra Xtreme, Burst®, Terbyne Xtreme®, Justice, Aspect Options

Dow AgroSciences Products

Amine 625 (2, 4-D amine), Broadstrike®, Canvas 750 ®(MCPA Amine), LVE 600 (MCPAester) Esteron LV (2, 4-D ester), Lontrel®, Lontrel Advanced®, Starane Advanced®,Tordon 242®, Kerb®, Verdict®, Forage Max™, Paradigm®

Nufarm Products Amicide Advance 700®, LVE Agritone®, Agritone® Buttress®, Estercide XTRA 680®,Archer®, Broadsword®, Minder®, Sequence, Broadside®

Syngenta Products

Axial®, Boxer Gold®, Cadence®, Dual Gold®, Arcade®, Spray Seed®, Gramoxone®, Reglone®,Gesagard®, Fusilade Forte®, Gesatop®, Gesaprim® Please note Sprayseed, Reglone andGramoxone are registered for in crop weed control, desiccants and spraytopping

** This chart is a guide only to which chemical options are registered for specific crops.

Always read product label prior to use to confirm tolerance of species. Observe Withholding periods to grazing or cutting for stockfeed or harvest.

Always refer to the label for specific rates, directions for use, crops and adjuvant requirements. Consult with your agronomist or chemical company as listed below.

REGISTERED CHEMICAL FOR USE IN PASTURE SPECIES

BROADLEAF CONTROL GRASS CONTROL

Forage Barley

Agtryne MA, T-Rex®, Bentley™, Ecopar®, Jaguar®, Tigrex®, Precept®, Velocity®, Amine 625 (2, 4-Damine), Broadstrike®, Canvas 750® (MCPA Amine), LVE 600 (MCPA ester), Minder®, Broadsword®,Comet® 400, Estercide XTRA 680®, Esteron LV (2, 4-D ester), Lontrel Advanced®, StaraneAdvanced®, Tordon 242®, Paradigm®, Amicide Advance 700®, LVE Agritone®, Agritone®,Broadside®, Boxer Gold®, Cadence®, Dual Gold®, Reglone®, Unity®

Achieve®, Arcade®, Axial®, Boxer Gold®,Dual Gold®

Forage Oats

Agtryne MA (certain varieties), T-Rex®, Ecopar®, Tigrex®, Precept®, Amine 625 (2, 4-D amine),Broadstrike®, Broadsword®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), LVE 600 (MCPA ester), Comet® 400,Lontrel Advanced®, Starane Advanced®, Tordon 242®, Paradigm®, Amicide Advance 700®, LVEAgritone®, Agritone®, Broadside®, Diuron, Dual Gold®, Cadence®, Reglone®, Unity®

Dual Gold®

Lucerne

Broadstrike®, Raptor® WG, Bentley™, Skipper, Minder®, Broadsword®, Comet® 400, Jaguar®,Buttress®, Starane Advanced® (up to 300 mL/ha in established Lucerne), 2,4-DB, Gesaprim®,Reglone®, Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®, Trifluralin, Bronoxynil, Diuron, Simazine, Claw 350SL®,Spinnaker®, Sharpen®WG, Paraquat

Exert® 520, Factor®, Elantra Xtreme,Burst®, Kerb®, Verdict®, Sequence,Gesatop®, Fusilade®, Gramoxone®, SpraySeed®, Trifluralin, Diuron, Simazine, Claw350SL®, Spinnaker®, Raptor®WG, Paraquat

Bladder Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Broadsword®, Buttress®, 2,4-DB Exert® 520 , Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®,Verdict®, Elantra Xtreme

Arrowleaf Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Raptor® WG, Broadsword®, Ecopar®, Brodal Options®, Tigrex®*,Buttress®, MCPA 750, MCPA 250, 2,4-DB, Claw 350SL®, Justice, Aspect Options

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®, Verdict®,Elantra Xtreme, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG

Balansa Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Raptor® WG, Broadsword®, Ecopar®, Brodal Options®, Tigrex®*, Buttress®, 2,4-DB, Dual Gold®, Raptor® WG, Claw 350SL®, Justice, Aspect Options

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst® Kerb®, Verdict®,Elantra Xtreme, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG

Persian Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Broadsword®, Ecopar®, Brodal Options® Tigrex®*, Buttress®, 2,4-DB,MCPA750, Dual Gold®, Justice, Aspect Options

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®, Verdict®,Elantra Xtreme

Red Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Raptor® WG, Broadsword®, Ecopar®, Buttress®, 2,4-DB, MCPA750,Dual Gold®, Reglone®, Claw 350SL®, Justice

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®,Verdict®, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG,Elantra Xtreme

Berseem Clover Broadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Raptor® WG, Broadsword®, Buttress®, 2,4-DB, MCPA750,Claw 350SL®, Justice

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®,Verdict®, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG

White CloverBroadstrike®, T-Rex®, Igran®, Raptor® WG, Broadsword®, Ecopar®, Brodal Options®, Tigrex®*,Buttress®, 2,4-DB, MCPA750, Dual Gold®, Reglone®, Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®, Claw 350SL®,Justice, Aspect Options

Exert® 520, Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®,Verdict®, Fusilade®, Gramoxone®, SpraySeed®, Elantra Xtreme, Claw 350SL®, Raptor®WG

Sub Clover

Agtryne MA, Bentley™, Igran®, MCPA 250, Raptor® WG, Ecopar®, T-Rex®, Amine 625 (spray graze),Skipper, Simazine, Brodal Options®, Tigrex®*, Broadstrike®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), Esteron LV (2,4-D ester), Lontrel® (low rates with MCPA or 2,4-D - see label), Broadsword®, Amicide Advance 700®(spray-graze), Estercide XTRA 680, Agritone®, LVE Agritone®, Gesagard®, Dual Gold®, Reglone®,Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®, Raptor® WG, Claw 350SL®, Paraquat, Justice, Aspect Options

Exert® 520, Sequence, Factor®,Elantra Xtreme, Burst®, Kerb®, Verdict®,Gesatop®, Fusilade®, Gramoxone®, SpraySeed®, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG,Paraquat

Medics Broadstrike®, MCPA 250, Broadsword®, Minder®, Ecopar® (Not Snail medic), Jaguar®*, Buttress®,2,4-DB, Gesagard®, Raptor® WG, Claw 350SL®

Exert® 520, Factor, Elantra Xtreme,Sequence, Burst®, Kerb®, Verdict®,Fusilade®, Claw 350SL®, Raptor® WG

Ryegrasses - Annual, Italian, Perennial

Agtryne MA, Igran®, Broadstrike®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), Broadsword®, LVE Agritone®,Agritone®, Archer®, LVE 600 (MCPA ester), Lontrel®, Gesagard® (Perennial Ryegrass only),Cadence®, Gesaprim® (Perennial Ryegrass only), Gramoxone® (Perennial Ryegrass only), SpraySeed® (Perennial Ryegrass only), Paraquat (Perennial Ryegrass only)

Gesaprim® (Perennial Ryegrass only),Gramoxone®(Perennial Ryegrass only),Spray Seed® (Perennial Ryegrass only),Paraquat (Perennial Ryegrass only)

Festulolium Broadstrike®, Broadsword® –

Tall FescueBroadstrike®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), Broadsword®, LVE Agritone®, Agritone®, Archer®, LVE 600 (MCPA ester), Lontrel®, Gesagard®, Cadence®, Gesaprim®, Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®, Paraquat

Gesaprim®, Gesatop®, Gramoxone®,Spray Seed®, Paraquat

CocksfootBroadstrike®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), LVE 600 (MCPA ester), Broadsword®, Lontrel®,Agritone®, LVE Agritone®, Gesagard®, Dual Gold®, Cadence®, Gesaprim®, Gramoxone®, SpraySeed®, Paraquat, Agtryne MA, Igran®


PhalarisAgtryne MA, Igran®, Broadstrike®, Canvas 750 (MCPA Amine), LVE 600 (MCPA ester),Lontrel®, Broadsword®, Estercide XTRA 680, Agritone®, Archer®, Gesagard®, Dual Gold®,Cadence®, Gesaprim®, Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®, Paraquat, Justice


Forage Brassica Forage Max™ tba

Plantain Igran® tba

Chicory tba tba

Forage Millet Amine 625, Comet® 400, Starane Advanced® –

Forage Sorghum Atragranz®, Comet® 400, Starane Advanced®, Atrazine, Gesaprim®, Terbyne Xtreme® Gesaprim®

Vetch Diuron, Metribuzin, Trifluralin, Sencor®480c, Ecopar® registration pending, Terbyne Xtreme® Metribuzin, Trifluralin, Sencor®480c,Elantra Xtreme


Disclaimer: Pasture Genetics has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of this publication. The information contained is thought to be correct at the time of publication. Always seek professional advice from your local agronomist or Pasture Genetics representative prior to purchasing any products. Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Science based seed®, Multileaf®, Establishment Guarantee®, Goldstrike®, SOWsmart®, Tetrone™, Xtraleaf®, Longlife™, XLR8™ and Pasture Genetics™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Pasture Genetics or its affiliates. Poncho® Plus and Gaucho® is a registered trademark of Bayer Crop Science. All other brand names are registered trademarks of the particular company.Acknowledgement: Some photos supplied by April Newman

– FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION –

QUEENSLAND Michael Christensen 0430 821 029

SOUTHERN QLD & NORTHERN NSW Hugh Graham 0427 255 292

CENTRAL NSW Adam Little 0499 022 554

SOUTHERN NSW Tom Robertson 0429 146 817

NORTHERN VIC Dean Lombardozzi 0425 871 968

GIPPSLAND & CENTRAL VIC Tim Francis 0419 995 416

TASMANIA John Heard 0499 660 069

WESTERN DISTRICTS VIC & SOUTH EAST SA Ian Freebairn 0427 241 448FLEURIEU PENINSULA, UPPER SOUTH EAST SA David Barnett 0429 999 155

YORKE PENINSULA, RIVERLAND SA & VIC MALLEE James Cook 0430 353 006

EYRE PENINSULA, MID NORTH SA & WA Rehn Freebairn 0447 711 905DEPOTS: Toowoomba, Tamworth, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Canberra, Nowra, Tatura, Warragul, Ballarat, Launceston, Adelaide and Perth.

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SOUTHERN HORSE HR BLEND

Rainfall 500mm+ High rainfall, quality and persistence E

Drylander Diploid Perennial Ryegrass 20%

Impact Diploid Long Rotation Ryegrass 20%

Tower Tall Fescue 20%

Convoy Cocksfoot 10%

Matua Prairie Grass 10%

GTL60 Lucerne GX 10%

Clare 2 Sub Clover G 5%

Cobra Balansa Clover G 5%

SOWING RATE 25-30kg/Ha

Designed for the Southern climates/high altitude areas where high performing temperate species will flourish. Targeted to meet equine feed requirements for the entire season.

Rainfall 350mm+dryland Low rainfall permanent pasture E

Currie Cocksfoot 30%

Tower Tall Fescue 20%

Australis Phalaris 25%

L71 Lucerne GX 10%

Dalsa Sub Clover G 10%


SOWING RATE 20kg/Ha

Equine blend adapted to lower rainfall regions in Southern Australia. Very robust grasses and hardseeded legumes that can self regenerate.

SOUTHERN HORSE LR BLEND

Rainfall 600mm+/irrigation Designed for even and track areas E

Valley Diploid Perennial ryegrass 50%

Shootout Diploid Perennial ryegrass 70%

SOWING RATE 4kg/Ha

With specific requirements for heavy traffic areas such as racecourses, this blend has bought together two of the most durable ryegrasses in the industry. Valley and Shootout Perennial Ryegrasses have extremely quick establishment characteristics, this allows for minimal down time for over sow to the next scheduled race meeting. Racecourse blend creates a very even racing surface with excellent cushioning characteristics for optimum racing performance of both track and horses.

PRO RACECOURSEBLEND

Rainfall 500mm+/coastal Heavy soil specialist with persistence E

Katambora Rhodes GX 25%

Bambatsi Panic 20%

Matua Prairie Grass GX 25%

GTL60 Lucerne GX 20%

Cobra Balansa Clover GX 10%


Focusing on the Northern regions of Australia this blend has specific sub tropical grasses aimed to suit heavier soil types in solid rainfall zones.

NORTHERN HORSE HS BLEND

Rainfall 500mm+/inland Targeting lighter soil with persistence E

Premier Digit Grass GX 35%

Gatton Panic X 35%

L71 Lucerne GX 20%



Targeting lighter soil types in the Northern zones of Australia. Long term persistence with tough sub tropical grasses and legumes to match. The Northern Horse LS Blend will give good quality feed with the ability to handle the tougher lighter soil types.

NORTHERN HORSE LS BLEND


SOWsmart®

– EQUINE BLENDS –

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