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Letting pastures lie fallow

Letting pastures lie fallow

Discover the benefits of letting paddocks lie fallow on your NZ lifestyle block. Learn how longer rest periods improve soil health, break parasite cycles, boost legume growth, and increase pasture productivity for healthier livestock and sustainable farming.

Pasture & Fertilliser
Pasture management - the 3-leaf principle

Pasture management - the 3-leaf principle

Understanding ryegrass growth and the three-leaf stage is key to pasture management. Learn when to graze for maximum feed quality and how to avoid canopy closure on your block.

Pasture & Fertilliser
Look after your clover

Look after your clover

Clover provides free nitrogen and essential nutrients for pasture and livestock. Learn how to protect and manage this valuable legume on your block.

Pasture & Fertilliser
Nitrogen fertilisers

Nitrogen fertilisers

Nitrogen fertiliser boosts pasture growth quickly and cheaply. Learn how to apply it effectively, choose the right product, and stay within safe and sustainable limits.

Pasture & Fertilliser

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