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Author: Belinda Cay

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  • Novel pasture legumes pass the livestock test
    Novel pasture legumes pass the livestock test
    Author: Dr Hayley Norman, Andrew Thompson, Ross Ballard, Jessica Gunn and Dr Belinda Hackney, 2022-06-23T16:00:00+10:00

    Livestock nutrition research undertaken as part of the Dryland Legume Pastures System project has identified unique features of novel legume species that provide benefits for mixed growers in low to medium-rainfall regions. In WA and NSW these species are able to develop more biomass from summer sowing which extends their grazing period. Some have improved survival when ingested by sheep, pods and seeds that are more digestible than subclover, and animal live weight gains at the end of the growing season are often increased.

  • Harvest tips for hard-seeded pasture legumes
    Harvest tips for hard-seeded pasture legumes
    Author: Dr Ron Yates, Dr Belinda Hackney and Professor John Howieson, 2022-06-23T15:30:00+10:00

    The aerial-seeded feature of novel pasture legumes, identified by the Dryland Legume Pastures System project, enables them to be direct headed with conventional machinery to fit easily into conventional cropping enterprises. But there are tips and tricks for some species.

  • The hard-seeded nature of novel pasture legumes
    The hard-seeded nature of novel pasture legumes
    Author: Dr Ron Yates, Robert Harrison, Dr Belinda Hackney and Professor John Howieson, 2022-06-23T15:00:00+10:00

    Understanding the breakdown patterns of hard-seededness in pasture legumes influences selection of the best species and variety adaptation to an environment.

  • Twin and summer sowing pasture revolution
    Twin and summer sowing pasture revolution
    Author: Dr Ron Yates, Robert Harrison, Dr Belinda Hackney and Professor John Howieson, 2022-06-23T14:30:00+10:00

    Twin and summer sowing methods have been developed to capitalise on the hard seed feature of novel pasture legume species for low and medium-rainfall regions of Australia. These innovative management practices developed by the Dryland Legume Pastures System project are providing growers with more sustainable and agile crop and pasture systems with reduced risk.

  • Hard-seeded legumes promote system agility
    Hard-seeded legumes promote system agility
    Author: Dr Ron Yates, Robert Harrison, Dr Belinda Hackney and Professor John Howieson, 2022-06-23T12:30:00+10:00

    The Dryland Legume Pastures System project has identified novel hard-seeded legume species for low to medium-rainfall regions. Read more about the clever features of arrowleaf clover, biserrula, bladder clover, gland clover, trigonella and serradella that boost production, add flexibility and reduce establishment costs for mixed farms in low to medium-rainfall regions of WA and central and southern NSW.

  • Spotlight on the next hard-seeded generation
    Spotlight on the next hard-seeded generation
    Author: Dr Ron Yates, Ross Ballard, Dr Belinda Hackney, Robert Harrison, David Peck and Professor John Howieson, 2022-06-23T12:00:00+10:00

    The development of more productive pasture legumes together with novel sowing methods by the national Dryland Legume Pastures System project heralds a new era for pasture-crop sequences in low to medium rainfall zones of Australia.

  • Crop-pasture flexibility lifts system agility
    Crop-pasture flexibility lifts system agility
    Author: Dr Belinda Hackney and Tyson Wicks, 2022-06-23T09:00:00+10:00

    The ability for growers to switch between pasture and crop in mid to low-rainfall regions of southern NSW has been boosted by novel hard-seeded legumes. These can be twin or summer sown and bring nitrogen and other benefits to following crops.

  • Annual legumes to build soil nitrogen for crops
    Annual legumes to build soil nitrogen for crops
    Author: Ross Ballard, Dr Ron Yates, Dr Belinda Hackney, Dr Bonnie Flohr and Michael Moodie, 2021-01-20T09:00:00+11:00

    Establishing vigorous legume pastures to boost nitrogen for the subsequent crop can be challenging in the mixed-farming regions of Australia, but will soon be simpler with new management techniques and improved annual hardseeded pasture legume species.

  • Pulse nitrogen boost for acid soils
    Pulse nitrogen boost for acid soils
    Author: Ross Ballard, Dr Belinda Hackney, Dr Ron Yates, Chris Poole, Dr Elizabeth Farquharson, Dr Matthew Denton, Dr Judith Rathjen and Dr Maarten Ryder, 2021-01-10T09:00:00+11:00

    A suite of improved rhizobia strains that are better adapted to acidic soils are being evaluated for release. Performance of the strains has been shown to be regionally specific and awareness is being raised of management practices that may affect rhizobia nodulation and activity.

  • More intensive crop rotations call for mixed tactics to tackle weed herbicide resistance
    More intensive crop rotations call for mixed tactics to tackle weed herbicide resistance
    Author: Belinda Cay, 2020-02-25T00:00:00+11:00

    High break crop intensity driving the need for alternative weed management practices.

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