﻿1 00:00:04,530
--> 00:00:06,810 - Hard seeded annual
legume pasture species 2
clover, 3
clover, gland clover, 4
lot to offer 5
of Southern Australia, 6
a wide range of soil types 7
climatic conditions, 8
extreme drought. 9
and Southern New South Wales 10
initially decided 11
legumes. 12
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I'm here at Springwood at Cookamidgera, 14
of Parkes. 15
these clovers 16
an aerial seeded clover 17
some of our own seed. 18
to buy commercial seed 19
out sort of thing. 20
around our place 21
reselling or alternatively 22
animal production, 23
or cattle to graze a paddock 24
around. 25
in south-west New South Wales. 26
alternative legumes 27
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After meeting up with Belinda Hackney from the
DPI. 29
during the drought 30
our subterranean clover 31
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So we were looking for something a little
bit tougher 33
to establish 34
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So having met with Belinda, 36
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Planted around about eight hectares 38
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and a block of biserrula 40
French serradella. 41
we now planted the majority 42
to either biserulla 43
gland and some arrowleaf clover. 44
Condobolin, New South Wales 45
alternatives 46
to lucerne and clovers. 47
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but we did have problems with bloat. 49
mixed with 50
and cropping 51
clovers fit in really well 52
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And we get some great
results with the cattle 54
always frustrating, you know, 55
bloat issues. 56
I've been looking around 57
what else we could do 58
come across 59
and serradella, 60
two plants 61
excited. 62
biserrula 63
lucerne 64
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tends to create bare ground. 66
huge volumes 67
also the seed bodies, 68
provides high protein feed 69
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even after rain events. 71
pastures to build up soils 72
fires to 73
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We would much rather spend money on lime than
on urea. 75
probably lime 76
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The bulk of our cropping programme is 78
inputs. 79
use it where we need to 80
legume pastures, 81
profitable and I think 82
soil. 83
easiest way that we find 84
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is with a partial legume. 86
legume. 87
fair bit for that reason. 88
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We have a few chemical options. 90
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mostly cut and remove via silage or hay any of
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our weed issues, 93
just trying to renovate 94
paddock up to 95
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- Try and get whatever country 97
phase 98
get onto all improved pastures. 99
blends, premier gland, 100
paddock or two of biserrula too.