On 2/7/06 6:31 AM, "Frank Tyndall" <ftyndall@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> I think we tend to blame low soil temp unfairly for low growth in winter.
> It obviously has an effect on growth, and will reduce it to near zero if
> the grazing rotation is too short and the previous graze height too
> short. Last winter I saw 60kg DM per day growth rate at Maffra. Annual
> ryegrass, great soil moisture and nutrient, 60 days since grazing, and
> residue at previous grazing about 5cm.
Id 5 cm is 1,200 kg DM/ha, and 60 times 60 is 3,600, plus 1,200 = 4,800 at
the next grazing.
Is this correct?
Best wishes,
Vaughan Jones
Hamilton
Waikato
New Zealand
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