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The “Club Notes” for Friday, the 13th of September, 2024.

By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

Pasture pain

We write about how good Farmers have become at conserving moisture, and we pointed out the other day how retaining Crop residue is an extremely important part of this process. This year, some might have dropped the ball a little in the South and not given residue its true worth, as many would have had good moisture from summer rains. That has come back to bite a bit where the season is tight. I am currently heading through the Wimmera area, and the Crops are hanging on, with some areas showing signs of stress. However, the Crops are well ahead of the Pastures, which have been struggling all year in this part of the world. They are very late to develop, stunted by frost during the winter, and just as they get going, the dry kicks in and without rain, it will be a cut-off spring in the Wimmera area for those with Livestock. I was thinking, how would you conserve moisture in a Pasture paddock. Lots of ground cover, I guess. Irrigate haha…. Not sure it can be done. Does anyone know? Reply to [email protected]

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