Feedbase hub

In the right environment and production system, incorporating legumes – either as standalone pasture or in mixes – can significantly boost productivity and provide drought resilience and environmental benefits. The legumes hub will help producers and advisors assess and rank limitations to legume growth and then develop management approaches to improve sub-clover content on their properties. It also provides a simple diagnostic approach to assess legume pastures, identify the leading reasons for possible legume decline and what management practices are available to address these limitations.   

Soil is the foundation of any productive pasture. Healthy, fertile soils drive pasture productivity and deliver environmental benefits through improved water and nutrient use. Use soils tests to determine the potential of your paddocks, identify any limiting nutrients or constraints and develop a strategy to optimise production. Visit our healthy soils hub for tips and tools on soil testing, interpretation and visual inspections.

When it comes to persistent pastures, selecting the right pastures for your system, sowing in the right place at the right time and managing for the seasons is a strategy for success. There are many considerations when it comes to managing pastures for persistence - environment, varieties, composition, inputs, establishment and grazing management. Work through these considerations with resources on our persistent pastures hub.

Reduce competition from weeds to enable pastures to thrive. Effective weed control results in reduced costs, higher carrying capacity, nutritious feeds and greater livestock returns. Use the weed control hub to work through identification, interventions and tactics to prevent, manage and eliminate problem species.

Managing your grazing land well is a key profit driver which underpins the health of your livestock business. Here you can find all the grazing land management resources and learning opportunities to help you improve the management and utilisation of your feedbase.