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Forage Forum Issue 10 – Autumn 2021

By Miriam on 19 April 2021 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Home Lawn, News

Renewing pasture after devastating fires, building a bumper feed wedge in 2021. Kikuyu for laws. Our team profile this month is Donald Coles

Make 2021 your year to plan a bumper winter feed wedge

By Miriam on 19 April 2021 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Agronomy insights, News, Pasture Seed Varieties

In 2021 many farmers are seeing a good start to the season. For pasture producers this is a perfect opportunity to renovate tired paddocks which have been over grazed in the past few years or have just run their course. Have you tried over sowing in the past only to end up with picture A [...]

How expert advice helped pasture recovery after devastating fires

By Miriam on 14 April 2021 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Agronomy insights, News, Pasture Seed Varieties

Having a plan in place before the fires, and getting expert advice quickly helped a high country beef producer continue farming after the fires of January 2020. Justin Costello's properties were among the many impacted by the fires that ravaged Corryong in the summer of 2019/2020. He runs a beef operation and was fully stocked [...]

Practical pasture planning

By Miriam on 9 December 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Forage, News, Pasture Seed Varieties

When compiling your pasture plan, consider your pasture, silage and hay goals, understand the optimum moisture and temperature requirements for sowing each species and also keep in mind any periods of toxicity that might apply for your selected species.

What’s in seed?

By Miriam on 22 August 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, News, Pasture Seed Varieties

At Valley Seeds, we believe that our seed production processes play a vital part in improving the progression of pastures.

Forage Forum Issue 07 – Winter 2020

By Miriam on 27 May 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Home Lawn, News, Nutrients, Research and Development, Valley Seeds Team Profiles

In this issue: Articles on grazing winter pastures, lawn maintenance in the colder months, and why annual ryegrasses are a great cover crop for vineyards.

Safeguard profitability in your vineyard with a cover crop

By Miriam on 24 May 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Horticulture, News, Pasture Seed Varieties

If your vineyard management practice relies on the control of weeds leaving bare soil under vines, this University of Adelaide study might change your mind. Evidence points to under-vine cover crops as an excellent solution for soil health, vine yield, crop quality and financial returns.

Forage Forum Issue 06 – Autumn 2020

By Miriam on 3 April 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Home Lawn, News, Nutrients, Research and Development, Valley Seeds Team Profiles

In this issue: Pasture after drought and fire, Why Finefeed Annual Ryegrass is a great choice in 2020, Pasture planting this autumn, The importance of soil-to-seed contact, How to look after your lawn in summer and more.

Forage Forum Issue 05 – Summer 2020

By Miriam on 17 February 2020 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Home Lawn, News, Research and Development, Valley Seeds Team Profiles

Management for persistence of perennial ryegrass in marginal environments

By Valley Seeds on 5 July 2019 in Agricultural and Pasture Seed, Pasture Seed Varieties, Research and Development

The previous management for perennial ryegrass to improve persistence was to graze at the 2.5 to 3 leaf growth stage. The variability in the weather that we have experienced in the last decade has necessitated the development of a new grazing management system. In the first year of establishment of a perennial ryegrass farmers are encouraged by agronomists not to cut for hay. This is [...]

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