Managing pasture for maximum feed quality

Key points

• Optimum quantity and quality of feed is needed for high levels of animal performance
• Clover and green grass leaf are the quality components in the sward
• Pasture quality declines in late spring
• Grazing management at this time should aim to keep grazed pastures at 3–4 cm
• Surplus late-spring pasture can be conserved as hay or silage, mechanically topped, or grazed with lower priority stock like cattle or weaned ewes

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