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March 2015 Newsletter Issue 50
December 2014 Newsletter Issue 49
September 2014 Newsletter Issue 48
- Liming pastures on the south coast
- Evergreen members feature prominently in new perennial pasture videos
- Evaluating promising perennials for the south coast
- Is over-grazing reducing the productivity of your panic grass?
- The benefits of saving labour in Australian sheep enterprises
- Show us your tools “Vintage seeding unit”
December 2013 Newsletter Issue 45
- Diversity is king
- Fitting lucerne into the mixed farming system
- A mix of annuals and perennials has all bases covered
- Under-sowing perennials to reduce establishment costs
- Soil water under perennials
- Show us your tools “Smooth move trough” and “Batt-Latch”
September 2013 Newsletter Issue 44
- Using perennials to lower the water table
- Perennial makeover transforms poor country
- What is the nutrient status of perennial grasses
- Watering systems for rotational grazing
- Saponins in sub-tropical grasses in WA
- Phalaris holds the key in the south west
- Show us your tools “Temporary electric fencing” and “Home germination test”
- Lifting lamb survival with perennials
- Digging up the dirt and dung beetles in Australia
- Pasture cropping boosts Kikuyu pasture productivity
- Diversity is the key for the Kowald’s
- Increase stock density by increasing crop area
- Improving the profitability of beef production
- Show us your grass “Autumn or Winter?”, “Rank Rhodes”, “Under Sowing” & “Sensational Sub”
- Show us your tools “Power Harrow” & “Angus Self Seeder”
March 2013 Newsletter Issue 42
- Which annual to plant in 2013
- Show us your tools “Bill Bowden strip!” & “Soil pH kit”
- Optimising nitrogen fixation in pasture legumes
- Spaded perennials turn bare sand into lush pasture
- Genetic fat – bullet proofing the Merino eve
- First up success creates garden of plenty
- The real benefit of Pasture Cropping?
- Show us your grass “Tagasaste and lupins”, “Summer canola”, Native grasses” & “Panic at Meckering”
December 2012 Newsletter Issue 41
- Refining the system for improved management
- Show us your tools “Golf anyone?” & “Duct tape”
- The persistence of temperate perennial grasses at Wellstead
- Hooked on perennials at Darkan
- Tackling the winter feed gap in Kikuyu
- Herbicide tolerance of subtropical grasses
- The good, the bad and the bugs
- Smart Nitrogen (‘Smart N’) use
- New Videos for livestock producers
September 2012 Newsletter Issue 40
- Building healthy farming landscapes
- Show us your tools “Barbecue Tools” & “Self-feeding silage stack”
- Chicory for finishing lambs
- Chemical suppression of Kikuyu
- Heritage Seeds acquires Seedmark
- Walkaway Field Day
- Can lime substitute for super?
- Cattle performance grazing canola and cereal crops
- Show us your grass
- Mixing it up to gain maximum profit
- Show us your tools “Mineral Dispenser” & “Low cost portable water troughs”
- Using nitrogen on Kikuyu and Tall Wheat Grass
- Grazing crops for profit
- Chicory and Lucerne under canola: Part 2
- Handling the sand with moulboarding
- Reducing upfront phosphorus by half with compost
- Farm visits in action
- Show us your grass
March 2012 Newsletter Issue 38
- Perennial pastures to plant in 2012
- Show us your tools “Trusty old Chamberlain”
- Pasture cropping is a viable grain production system!
- Kojonup Field Day a great success. Final 10th Anniversary Field Day
- Which perennial to plant in 2012
- Temperate grasses; Tall Wheat Grass, Tall Fescue, Puccinellia, Phalaris, Cocksfoot, Veldt
- Sub-tropical grasses; Kikuyu, Gatton Panic, Rhodes
- Temperate Legumes; Lucerne, Strawberry clover.
- Herbs; Chicory
- Fodder shrubs; Tagasaste, Saltbush
- GGA Study Tour of South Australia and Victoria
- Pasture walkabout October 18th 2011
- Finding the fit for no-kill cropping
- Show us your grass
Spring 2011 Newsletter Issue 37
- 10th Anniversary Field Days
- Dongara Field Day Report by Philip Barret-Lennard
- Dandaragan Field Day Report by Philip Barret-Lennard
- Esperance Field Day Report by Philip Barret-Lennard
- Reasons for and against Pasture Cropping
- Carbon that counts
- Grazing tolerant Lucerne
- Bindoon, Narrikup and Rosa, 3 new subterranean clovers with increased RLEM seedling resistance
Winter 2011 Newsletter Issue 36
- “Ten Evergreen Years”
- Extract from Evergreen Archives
- Kikuyu pastures: do they pay?
- Evergreen ready to sow Tropical Pasture Mixes
- The business of farming at Williams
- Ten years on … perennial pastures R & D reflection
- Of drought and flooding rain
- Evergreen Farming 10 year anniversary quotes
Autumn 2011 Newsletter Issue 35
- Alternative fertilizer trial
- Chicory and Lucerne under Canola
- Pasture cropping lupins in to kikuyu
- How much can perennial sub-tropical pastures increase soil carbon?
- Manjimup Autumn Field Day
- Summer sowing of hard-seeded serradella
- Serradella into perennial grasses
December 2010 Newsletter Issue 34
- Don’t overgraze your perennials this summer
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Nick & Jane Trethowan, Kojonup
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Charlie & Marg Hick, Narrikup
- Evergreen CSBP Fertiliser Trial
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Rob Johnson, Esperance
- More tucker means more lambs
- Using saltbush and perennials to make the most from our land
- Looking far afield to deal with our production challenges
- Where do lick feeders fit?
- “Show us your grass”
September 2010 Newsletter Issue 33
- Year Round Feed
- New “Lucerne Guidelines for WA”
- The Coming Famine
- Another Successful Pastures for Profit Seminar
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Luke Caelli, Ravensthorpe
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Jim Wedge, West Binnu
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Kevin Moir, Wilga
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Beaufort Flats
- Caring for our Country Demo Site – Flora Downs, Gillingarra
- “Show us your Grass”
- The Coming Famine
- Kikuyu for summer feed and wind erosion control
- Companion annual legumes for perennial grasses
- Perennials use more soil water than annual pastures
- Soil carbon build-up under kikuyu pastures
- Gibberillic Acid for Pastures
- Should we be sowing digit grass?
- Pasture Cropping: A Powerful Mix
- Rotational Grazing at Woodanilling
March 2010 Newsletter Issue 31
- Drought Case Study – Jim Wedge, West Binnu
- Results from the EverCrop Pasture Cropping trial
- NSW Farmer of the Year – Nigel Kerin
- Chicory – A more nutritious forage but does it come at a price?
- Drought Case Study – John Willmott, Eneabba
- Short term pasture options
- Future Farm CRC – Lex Stone
- Drought Case Study – Will Browne, Warradarge
- Mt Barker Research Station – Annuals vs Perennials
- Case Study – David Mathwin, Kojonup
- Smater Nutrient Management
- Bioactive plants for livestock production
- Saponins in grasses – What is happeing?
- Gingin cattle thrive on perenials
- Bunch grasses on the south coast …?
- 2010 – The International Year of the Hogget!
- Small Lucerne Weevil
- Heritage Seeds continues strong partnership with SARDI
- Innagural GAI Award
- Mycorrhizal fungi – powerhouse of the soil
- Case Study – John Mottram, Manjimup
- Drought Case Study – Grant Bain, Geraldton
- Pasture cropping R&D in the northern wheatbelt
- EverCrop – Evaluating the viability of pasture cropping in WA
- Pushing boundaries with Demonstration sites
- EverGraze – Perennial persistence and species mixtures
- Sub-tropical grass seed- understand what you are paying for
June 2009 Newsletter (Click here)
- Crazy about Kikuyu!
- Kikuyu on Kangaroo Island
- Case Study – Kim Norris, Esperance
- How many paddocks do you need?
- New Soil Carbon Research
- Online genie shows the wa to productive salinity management
- Lucerne Back Pocket Guides now available
- Grazing cereals can double profits
- Lucern Dormancy
- Pushing boundaries with Demonstration sites
- Pasture cropping of Kikuyu at the North Stirlings
- March 2009 Newsletter (Click here)
- Case Study – Ash Reichstein, Esperance
- Perennials reduce Nitrate -N leaching compared ot annuals
- EverGraze – South Coast Satelite Sites
- A different approach to establishment
- Herbicide tolerance trial on perennial grasses
- Saponin Toxicity – A potential grazing issue for perennial grasses
- Mixing Perennial Pasture Seed the easy way
- Darkan Lucerne Establishment Demo Trial
- Farmers Experience with lucerne – Part 2
- Hillman flats never looked better
- Now the best varieties come with the best protection
December 2008 Newlsetter (Click here)
- Case Study – Graeme & Margaret Jones, Ongerup
- New pastures from Tassie
- GGA Study Tour of NSW – July 2008
- 10 ways to deal with rising fertiliser prices
- Fertiliser Price Volatility
- EverGraze – SouthCoast Satellite Sites
- Warren EverGraze Field Days
- Farmers experience with lucerne
- Great opportunity to grow Superdan for Export!
- Lucerne Guide coming to a back pocket near you?
- Irrigated Lucerne Hay in the Northern Agricultural Region
September 2008 Newsletter (Click here)
- Evergreen Farming and WA Lucerne Growers join forces
- “Perennial Pasture Companions” to drive member value
- Perennials North & South “Demo Sites”
- No Kill Cropping – An Alternative Cropping Option
- Case Study – Nick & Jane Trethowan, Kojonup
- EverGraze – Prime lamb production system update
- 2008 Pastures for Profit a Success
- EverGraze Supporting Sites Overview
- Rhodes turns deep sand around
- Key Findings – Grain & Graze
- Lucerne grazing management for sheep and cattle
- Animal health issues from grazing Lucerne
- Some facts about lucerne from Heritage Seeds
June 2008 Newsletter (Click here)
- Keys to a wise investment in perennial pastures
- Pasture Cropping with Wheat and Windmill Grass
- Case Study – Bob & Anne Wilson, Lancelin
- Greener than Ever in Jerramungup
- The 9 must-do’s for sub-tropical grass establishment
- AgriCOTE DORM-BREAKERTM
- Case Study – Wayne Edwards, Manjimup
- Case Study – Craig & Donelle Forsyth, Irwin
- Case Study – Ross & Lynnette Fraser, Boyup Brook
- Tall Wheat Grass – supply outlook
- Autumn and Winter Pests of Lucerne Pastures
- Soil Carbon and Evergreen Carbon Update
March 2008 Newsletter (Click here)
- Heritage Seeds and Evergreen Diamond
- Case Study – John Willmott, Eneabba
- Optimal sowing window for war season perennial pastures
- Cereals for both Grazing and Grain
- Which Perennials to Plant in 2008?
- From rainforest to pastoral stations in 100 km
- Is ‘pasture cropping’ possible for WA?
- Grain & Graze Case Study – Alan & Joy Heitman, Mingenew
December 2007 Newsletter (Click here)
- Pasture Cropping – Profitable, Regenerative Agriculture
- pH decline – an inevitable consequence of agriculture?
- Modelling Rhodes grass growth in the Northern Ag Region
- Rethinking Pasture Production with Perennials
- The “Planned Grazing” Approach
- Drought proofing grazing systems – a case study from Binnu
- The role of profitable lucerne in salinity containment
September 2007 Newsletter (Click here)
- Kikuyu poisoning on the SouthCoast
- Building soil carbon with Yearlong Green Farming
- Quantity and Quality trials – Key results to date
- Valuable lessons from extreme Esperance weather
- Chicory – A high quality perennial pasture
- Evergraze – Prime lamb production system update
- Sustainable Control of Pasture Pests
- Perennials for “Dandaragan Organic Beef”
June 2007 Newsletter (Click here)
- Tim Wiley – A Catalyst for Change
- Green House Gas and Agriculture in Australia
- Mycorrhizas and Perennial Pastures
- Rhagodia
- 300 kg/ha live weight gain in a dry year?
- Perennial Pasture Incentives
- What is the optimum seeding depth?
- Case Study – Joe de Pledge, Badgingarra
- Case Study – Aubrey Panizza, Badgingarra
March 2007 Newsletter (Click here)
- Plant Densities & Summer Production
- Perennial Pastures at Esperance
- Think whole-farm and dare to be different
- Demonstration of perennials in the West Midlands
- Perennial pastures for Western Australia
- Pipe dram or possibility?
- What happened to high-performing businesses during the drought?
- Making the most of moisture and spring sowing
December 2006 Newsletter (Click here)
- A perennial alternative to the annual “Use it or lose it”
- Potential for perennial pastures in the Warren Catchment
- Enriching livestock and the landscape
- Supplementary Feeding on Tagasaste
- Sub-tropical Perennial Grazing Trial at Badgingarra
- Perennials in a drought
- New warm season grasses for southern Australia
- Puccinellia grows on saltland due to high waterlogging tolerance
- EverGraze – the first challenging year
- On the Road with the Tag Man
October 2006 Newsletter (Click here)
- More Beef out the Gate – Rod tells “Pastures for Profit” Attendees
- Green Farms in a Drought?
- Profit Driven Water Use – Esperance
- Perennial Pasture Variety Trial at Esperance
- Water use by sub tropical grasses
- Improving perennial establishment in the NAR
- The Saltland Story
- Rod McTaggart Case Study
June 2006 Newsletter (Click here)
- Summer production from sub-tropical grasses
- Cold Zone…!
- More Livestock From Perennials
- Pushing the boundaries with Kikuyu
- Summer active perennials use more water
- Establishment Essentials for Sub-Tropical Grasses
- Perennial Pasture Incentive Schemes
- 4 cows per hectare…
March 2006 Newsletter (Click here)
- Which Perennial to Plant in 2006?
- Sub-Tropical Perennial Grasses R&D Review
- Case Study – Tagasaste Farm, Lancelin
- Picking Perennials for Productivity
- Sub-Tropical Grass Establishment Paddock Survey 2005/06
- Interest increasing for perennial pastures
- Pasture improvement boosting productivity at Pinjarra
- Case Study – ‘Border Reivers’, New Norcia
December 2005 Newsletter (Click here)
- Rave review for Techno grazing
- Techno grazing – What is it?
- Binnu Northampton pasture tour – Wed 9th Nov 2005
- The best nitrogen source for perennials over summer and autumn
- New Phalaris Cultivars: Where do they fit?
- Perennials vs Annuals at Mt Barker Research Station
- Controlled Grazing Demonstration
- Grazing Simulation of Subtropical Perennial Grasses
- Case Study – Two Perennials are Better Than One
October 2005 Newsletter (Click here)
- Sowing a special Saltland Mix for less than $50/ha
- Summer & Autumn Feeding options for Lighter Weight Weaners
- Seasonal Production of Warm Season Grasses
- Understanding Tall Fescues
- Case Study – From little things, big things grow…
June 2005 Newsletter (Click here)
- Hot off the Press!
- Water Use by Sub-Tropical Grasses
- Case Study – Natural Spread
- Needle Burr detected in sub-tropical seed imported from Queensland
- Lotus corniculatus breeding for Mediterranean Southern Australia
- Fitting lucerne into dryland farming systems of the central Wheatbelt of WA
- Case Study – Stocking Rate up 600% with Evergreen Mix
March 2005 Newsletter (Click here)
- Case Study – Establishment on Non-Wetting Sand
- Fertiliser Strategies for an Annual / Perennial Pasture
- ALOSCA® granular inoculants
- Evergreen Starter Kit Feedback
- Grazing Systems in New Zealand
- Can we eradicate barley grass?
- Summer Grazing of Lucerne
- Case Study – 50 DSE/ha is not a dream
November 2004 Newsletter (Click here)
- Cattle being rotationally grazed on Rhodes Grass at Walkaway
- Establishment trials at Rob Gillam’s farm at Irwin
- On the Road with the Tag Man
- Testing the future – using profit as a driver for land use change
- Summer crops and forages – where do they fit into the system?
- Sub-tropical grasses in NSW
- Evergreen Farming Research Program 2004/05
August 2004 Newsletter (Click here)
- Perennials to Peanuts
- Pasture Mixes vs Monocultures
- Pre-Seeding Weed Control
- Light Weight Weaners Gain Weight on Perennial Grasses
- Persistence of Temperate Perennial Grasses in the Northern Ag Region
- Lucerne Variety Selection
- On the Road with the Tag Man
May 2004 Newsletter (Click here)
- Dongara – Mingenew Evergreen Bus Tour
- New sub-tropical grasses for livestock producers
- Esperance Oasis
- Sub-Tropical Grasses on SouthCoast Sandplain
- Temperate Perennials – are they worth trying?
- Beaufort Flats Group Wins SGSL Support
- Profit Sharing Concept
January 2004 Newsletter (Click here)
- New sub-tropical grasses for the west
- Sheep production off rotationally grazed Kikuyu and Strawberry Clover
- Integrating perennial pastures into the farming systems of the NAR of WA
- Establishment Survey 2003
- Water use by annuals and perennials
- Perennial grasses for light weight weaners
- Flexi-N boosts grassy pasture production
- Growth and Quality Response of Kikuyu to Summer Nitrogen Application
- Pasture researcher abroad in South Africa
- The Fifth International Herbage Seed Conference
September 2003 Newsletter (Click here)
- Sub-tropical perennial grass species
- Pre-sowing weed control for Summer crops and pastures
- Establishing sub-tropical perennial grasses
- Herbicide Tolerance of Sub Tropical Perennial Grasses Demonstration
- Companion legume for perennial grasses
- Sub-tropical grasses and legumes persist well over first summer
- Seed Quality, the starting point for all successful pasture
March 2003 Newsletter (Click here)
- New tropical grasses for livestock producers
- KangarooIsland Sub Tropical Pasture Trials
- Perennial Establishment at Craig Forsyth’s, Dongara
- Tagasaste at Rowan Ford’s, Balla
- Rhodes Grass Establishment and Managament Trials North Dandalup, Southwest WA
- Kikuyu and Tagasaste, a Flexible Pasture System on the Esperance Sandplain
- Pasture Options – Annual Legume Cultivars
- Improving Subsoil Structure – Excerpts from a UWA/GRDC Report
- Lucerne Establishment
- On the Road with the Tag Man
December 2002 Newsletter (Click here)
- Perennials Pioneer Awarded Life Membership
- Fallow Before Sowing
- Poor weed control affects perennial establishment
- Perennials at Maybenup
- Perennials at ‘Beermullah’
- Beaufort Flats Group Sow Perennials
- Saltbush hope despite the dry year
- SGS supported trials and demonstrations 2002
- SGS National Farmwalk 2002 WA
- New perennial legumes showing promise
- UWA Honours Project
- Cattle production on perennial pastures
- Salt land establishment with raised beds
- Beds Born from Irrigation Experience
- Tales of the Tag Man
September 2002 Newsletter (Click here)
- Mix Met with Great Response
- New Trials and Demonstrations for 2002
- Tim Pannel’s Perennials at Yuna
- Elephant Grass Makes a Comeback
- Sub tropical Perennial Grasses in the North
June 2002 Newsletter (Click here)
- Perennial Trials Happening Statewide
- Autumn Update a Great Success
- Fertilising Perennials for Animal Production
- Muriate of Potash and Soil Microbes
- Great Southern Perennial Growth
- Covercropping with Lucerne
- Successful Spring Sowing with a DBS
- Economics of Establishing Lucerne with a Cover Crop
- Look On The Bright Side
- Suitability of Summer-active Subtropical Perennial Pasture Species for Grey-clay
- Soils in Mediterranean Agriculture
- On the Road with the Tag Man
- Native Grasses Perform in Pasture Evaluation Trial
- Productive Perennials for Combating Salinity
- Agronomy of Sub Tropical Species
- An Establishment Checklist
March 2002 Newsletter (Click here)
- Autumn Update Shapes Up for Success
- Are Tropical legumes Worth a Go?
- Feed When it Matters
- Trials & Demonstration in 2001
- On the Road with the Tag Man
- A Successful Combination – Kikuyu and Strawberry Clover
- Pasture Diversity Increases Production
- Agronomy of Sub Tropical Species