Media release no.
New pasture varieties and management techniques have emerged in recent years, with the move to more intensive cropping programs. The challenge of managing short phase pastures as part of an integrated cropping system will be a highlight of the inaugural State Grower Crop Update at the Burswood Convention Centre on Friday 23 February. Dr Clinton Revell said a whole new farming system with pastures had been developed in recent years, as a result of the shift to increased cropping intensity. Dr Revell said a GRDC funded research project on the management of pasture legumes in phase cropping rotations had revealed a range of new opportunities and challenges. Although there is much more reseeding of pastures in these systems, the key to the success of these new varieties is the capacity for farmers to produce their own seed relatively cheaply by using conventional cereal harvesters.