With limited funds, and the relatively low importance of dryland pastures in New Zealand,
research has been targeted at the species most likely to induce transformational change on …

Forage systems can be designed to produce high quality feed for ruminant livestock while
providing habitat for insect pollinators. We compared forage productivity, nutritive value, and …

Six dryland pastures were established at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, in
February 2002. Production and persistence of cocksfoot pastures established with …

Pasture legumes that persist under challenging agroecological conditions are crucial to
ensure high lamb growth rates in dryland pastures. Pasture and lamb production from binary …

Tokaroa Farm is a 608-ha sheep and beef farm, in the Wairarapa. Paddock slopes range
from flat to steep (> 25°) with a predominance of gentler north facing slopes and steeper …

The addition of self‐regenerating annual legumes into permanent pastures can benefit rapid
forage growth in early spring, leading to increased pasture production and animal live …

Context Tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus), a fast-growing leguminous tree, has potential to
supplement pasture production in steep-hill country and to increase pasture resilience. Aims …

Deficit irrigation can be a useful management tool to increase water productivity of forage
and sheep production from pastures in water deprived areas of the world. A three year study …

Artificial grasslands are effective solutions to problems with grassland degradation. Water
scarcity is an important limitation for grassland production in arid regions. In this study, we …

Liveweight production was quantified from six dryland pastures at Lincoln University,
Canterbury, New Zealand, over an 8 year period. The experiment was a randomised …