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Grazing crops – why & how we do it
Andrew Fowler
Condingup
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Why graze crops?
� Need to lift the profitability of the pasture phase of the rotation by increasing DSE/Wgha
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Focus on synergies between stock and crops
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Why graze crops?
� Plan to graze most cereals & GM canola
� Pasture phase important in managing weeds in the system.
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How we graze crops
Cereals
�Stock in at 4-5 leaf
�Out at Z30
�Leave a couple of inches green material
�Only graze once
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How we graze canola
Canola
�Stock in around 6-8 leaf
�Out before stem elongation
�Important to leave green leaf area
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What we’ve achieved
� Increased DSE/WGH from 12 to 16
� Increased income/WGH from $348/ha to $466/ha
� Planted extra 1000ha of crop providing $1million income in 2010